His lawyer Mohd Haijan Omar said the appeal hearing date was fixed after a virtual case management before Court of Appeal deputy registrar Mohd Khairi Haron today.

“We filed our petition of appeal last week after having obtained the grounds of judgment from the High Court,” he said, adding that they were set for the appeal hearing.

Deputy public prosecutor Tania Arissa Andi Sanrang represented the prosecution.

In July, High Court Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin, in dismissing Lim’s application, said he had failed to show exceptional circumstances as to why his case warranted a higher court to hear it.

Lim wants his case heard before a High Court judge on grounds that there are serious questions of law to be determined under the Criminal Procedure Code and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act.

His trial is currently proceeding in the sessions court.

He is accused of using his position to ask Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd senior director Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli for a 10% cut of the profits which would be made from the roads and tunnel project.

The former finance minister is also accused of seeking RM3.3 million in kickbacks to appoint Zarul’s company to undertake the project.

He also faces two counts of dishonestly misappropriating RM208.7 million worth of state land to two companies.