COMMENT | The High Court judge has firmly held that a full-fledged trial involving a civil suit brought by Yusoff Rawther against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will proceed on June 16.

However, the prime minister's lawyer sought to stay the same bid, pending an appeal against the court's decision to dismiss the defendant's application to refer eight constitutional questions to the Federal Court.

It’s public knowledge that the prime minister sought to halt the civil lawsuit brought by Yusoff against the former, but with the latest decision, his attempt has been unsuccessful so far.

In a relatively bold decision, the High Court judge Roz Mawar Rozain held that...