The Court of Appeal has set a new date, Jan 20, to hear the appeal of the former lawyer of the Johor sultan, Kamal Hisham Jaafar, on a request he made to visit his ailing father.

Kamal Hisham’s lawyer, Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz, explained that the delay stemmed from technical issues for the preparation of documents that his client needed to file with the court, which could not be completed within the stipulated time.

He said that Kamal Hisham was denied access to legal counsel while in detention as he was classified under a special category of prisoners under media scrutiny, which limits his access to visitors.