Judge Azura Alwi set the date during case mention, which was also attended by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, and lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad and K Kumaraendran, representing Muhyiddin.

Earlier, Wan Shaharuddin told the court that all seven charges facing Muhyiddin need to be tried together as they are related.

Amer then said the court should also hear the defence’s application to strike out the prosecution’s application for the seven cases to be tried together.

Wan Shaharuddin requested that the court set trial dates, but Amer objected, saying he had to discuss the matter with lead counsel Hisyam Teh.

Judge Azura then set Oct 3 for the parties to be informed of the trial dates and to hear Muhyiddin’s application for the temporary release of his passport.

On Sept 11, the Court of Appeal dismissed Muhyiddin’s application to review its previous panel’s decision to reinstate the four charges of abuse of power involving RM232.5 million against him.

Muhyiddin, 77, as the prime minister at the time and Bersatu president, was charged with using his position to obtain RM232.5 million in bribes from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Mamfor Sdn Bhd and Azman Yusoff for Bersatu.

He was charged with committing the offence at the prime minister’s office in Putrajaya between March 1, 2020 and Aug 20, 2021.

The Bersatu president also faces two charges of receiving money from illegal activities amounting to RM195 million from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, which was deposited into Bersatu’s CIMB Bank account.

The offences were allegedly committed at CIMB Bank’s Menara KL Branch, Jalan Stesen Sentral, between Feb 25 and July 16, 2021 and between Feb 8 and July 8, 2022.

Muhyiddin was also charged in the Shah Alam sessions court on March 13 last year with receiving money from illegal activities amounting to RM5 million. The case was transferred to the sessions court here to be tried together.