A FORMER research assistant to Anwar Ibrahim, Muhammed Yusoff Rawther has appealed against a High Court’s decision which dismissed his application to cancel several paragraphs in the PKR president’s statement of defence and counterclaim.

Lawyer Mahajoth Singh, representing Yusoff, said the appeal was filed at the Court of Appeal on September 28.

“The matter is set for online case management on December 27,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

Yusoff filed the notice of appeal over a decision by Judicial Commissioner Dr John Lee Kien How @ Mohd Johan Lee, made on September 9,  in dismissing his application to cancel several paragraphs in Anwar’s statement of defence and counterclaim.

It was in relation to a lawsuit he filed against Anwar on July 14, 2021, regarding allegations of sexual assault by the politician four years ago.

In his statement of claim, Yusoff alleged that the sexual assault took place on October 2, 2018, at Anwar’s residence in Segambut.

He claimed that as a result of the incident, he was accused of plotting to bring down Anwar and damage his political career, and this affected his health mentally.

He is seeking special, general, aggravated and exemplary damages, as well as interest, costs and other relief deemed fit by the court.

Anwar then filed a counter-suit over Muhammed Yusoff’s suit. – Bernama, September 30, 2022.