Lawyer Abraham Au, who represents Razak, said the date was set during case management before Court of Appeal deputy registrar Mariam Hasanah Othman on Nov 4.

On Oct 9, an appellate court bench comprising Justices Hashim Hamzah, Azman Abdullah and K Muniandy deferred their decision after hearing submissions from all parties in the appeal.

Altantuya’s parents and their grandson had filed a RM100 million lawsuit on June 4, 2007, claiming that her death caused them mental shock and psychological trauma.

On Dec 16, 2022, the Shah Alam High Court allowed the lawsuit filed by the family, and ordered former police officers Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar, Razak and the government to jointly pay RM5 million in damages.

The government and Razak subsequently appealed against the High Court’s decision.

Azilah and Sirul were convicted in 2009 of murdering Altantuya in Shah Alam between Oct 19 and Oct 20, 2006.

In 2015, the Federal Court upheld their convictions and death sentences after overturning a prior acquittal by the Court of Appeal.

In October 2023, the court allowed Azilah’s review application and commuted his death sentence to 40 years’ imprisonment.