Malaysian court pauses sexual assault suit against PM Anwar

The Malaysian Court of Appeal has granted Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's application to fully pause a civil lawsuit against him by a former aide who alleged he was sexually assaulted in 2018.

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KUALA LUMPUR -

A court panel comprised of three judges decided to stay proceedings of the trial in a unanimous decision on July 21 that was read out by Appeal Court Judge Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali.

Datuk Seri Anwar is separately appealing against another court decision that was dismissed in June, in his bid to seek clarity from the Federal Court on whether a sitting prime minister can be sued based on pre-office conduct. The court set Sept 2 for case management to determine the date of the appeal.