KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here dismissed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s application to refer eight legal questions to the Federal Court, including whether the Prime Minister enjoys immunity from lawsuits.
The legal questions relate to a lawsuit filed by Anwar's former research assistant, Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, concerning an alleged sexual assault seven years ago.
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Judge Roz Mawar Rozain made the ruling on Wednesday (June 4) after finding that none of the articles of a Federal Constitution (FC) cited by Anwar's legal team give rise to any real, substantial or justiciable question of constitutional law requiring determination by the Federal Court under Article 128(2) of the FC or Section 84 of Courts of Judicature Act 1964.
"From a judicial perspective, the proposed questions do not appear to meet the threshold of genuine constitutional controversy,” she said.
The Prime Minister filed the application on May 23, seeking the High Court, which is hearing the suit, to refer the eight legal questions to the Federal Court.
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