PETALING JAYA: Former research assistant Yusoff Rawther’s sexual assault lawsuit against Anwar Ibrahim will be heard in court next year, his lawyer said today.
Navpreet Singh said the Kuala Lumpur High Court has fixed June 16 to 19 and June 23 to 25 for the hearing.
“Currently, the parties are at the pre-trial stage, preparing trial documentation,” he said in a text message to FMT.
Navpreet also said Justice Johan Lee will be presiding over the case.
Yusoff filed the suit against Anwar in 2021, claiming that he had been sexually assaulted at the PKR president’s home in Segambut in October 2018.
The grandson of the late Penang consumer advocate SM Mohamed Idris sought, among others, special, general, aggravated and exemplary damages, as well as interest, costs and other relief deemed fit by the court.
Yusoff alleged that following the incident, he was accused of plotting against Anwar to damage his political career. He also said the accusations had affected his mental health.
Anwar denied the claim and filed a countersuit.
Last month, the High Court dismissed Yusof’s application to secure a report of a lie detector test administered by the police on him following his complaint of the alleged sexual assault.
Lee had said the report was unnecessary and would not assist in the fair disposal of a civil suit filed by Yusoff against Anwar.
