The Sessions Court in Ipoh, Perak has set March 19 to make a decision on Perak executive council member Paul Yong Choo Kiong's application for a stay of proceedings for his rape trial to allow an appeal to be heard at the Federal Court first.<br /><br />Yong's application to transfer his case from the Sessions Court to the High Court was dismissed in December last year.<br /><br />Last month the Court of Appeal also dismissed Yong's appeal to transfer the case to the High Court and thus an appeal application has been made at the Federal Court.<br /><br />In August last year, Yong claimed trial to raping his former 23-year-old Indonesian maid at his house.
