KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal has set June 10 for the ad interim hearing of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's bid to stay proceedings in a 2021 sexual assault suit filed by his former research officer, Muhammed Yusoff Rawther.

Anwar's lawyer, Datuk Seri Rajasegaran Krishnan, said the date was fixed during case management before deputy registrar Ahmad Izuddin Fajri Fakrullah.

"The full stay application hearing is on July 21,'" he told the "New Straits Times".

The hearing comes ahead of the civil trial on June 16 before High Court judge Roz Mawar Rozain.

The suit was filed before Anwar became prime minister on Nov 24, 2022.

Separately, Rajasegaran said Sept 2 was set for case management in Anwar's appeal against Roz Mawar's decision rejecting his bid to refer eight constitutional questions to the Federal Court, including whether he has immunity from civil suits.