PM’s immunity bid denied


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has rejected Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s attempt to refer eight legal questions to the Federal Court, including whether he is immune from lawsuits.

The questions were tied to a lawsuit filed by his former research assistant, Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, over an alleged sexual assault in 2018.

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