{
  "id": 18256219,
  "title": "Yusoff’s suit against Anwar set for trial in January",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/yusoffs-suit-against-anwar-set-for-trial-in-january",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T05:41:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/05/yusoff-s-suit-against-anwar-set-for-trial-in-january"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former research assistant Yusoff Rawther's civil suit against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to go to trial in January next year. Yusoff Rawther left Malaysia in June last year and currently resides in the UK. His lawyer, Rafique Rashid Ali, mentioned that High Court judge Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan would continue to preside over the trial via Zoom. The trial dates are fixed for January 27-29 and March 1-5. Justice Raja Ahmad had also permitted media to cover the proceedings online. The trial will focus solely on the alleged assault incident at Anwar's residence on October 2, 2018, and will conclude by 3 pm on that date. Rafique assured that his client, who left Malaysia and is now in the UK, is willing to testify in the trial through Zoom. Counsel Christopher Leong is representing Anwar Ibrahim.",
  "summary": "He will testify on the first day of proceedings via Zoom.",
  "key_points": [
    "Yusoff Rawther's civil suit against Anwar Ibrahim set for trial in January.",
    "Trial dates fixed for January 27-29 and March 1-5 via Zoom.",
    "Yusoff Rawther, now in the UK, willing to testify remotely."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The use of remote testimony and online media coverage allows the legal proceedings to bypass geographical barriers and maintain public transparency despite the plaintiff residing in the United Kingdom.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}