00:00Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rejected suggestions that he is seeking personal
00:05immunity from legal proceedings following the dismissal of his application to refer
00:10eight legal questions arising from a civil suit filed by a former aide to the federal court.
00:15Anwar's remarks come amid debate surrounding a civil suit filed by his former research assistant
00:20Yusuf Rother, in which questions have arisen about whether the Prime Minister is seeking
00:24legal immunity to avoid standing trial. In a Facebook post, Anwar said the issue
00:29was never about seeking personal immunity or avoiding legal scrutiny.
00:34He added that it concerns the integrity of the constitutional system and the need to
00:37protect high public office from lawsuits that may be strategically timed, politically motivated,
00:43or disruptive to institutions. He added that the legal process will continue as required
00:48and that he would continue to discharge his responsibilities without distraction or compromise.
00:55At a press conference after the Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed Anwar's application,
00:59his lawyer, K. Rajasegaran, said his legal team will immediately file an appeal to the Court of
01:04Appeal. Rajasegaran said the eight questions submitted were neither abstract nor academic in nature,
01:10but pertained to serious and unresolved constitutional issues.
01:14Dhanush Rajasegaran, FMT.
01:17Dhanush Rajasegaran, FMT.
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