The Federal Court has fixed Oct 11 to hear and decide if it has jurisdiction over the prosecution's appeal against the striking out of the Peaceful Assembly Act charge against Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah for the Bersih 4 rally.

This follows an objection made by Maria's lawyers, led by M Puravalen and Shahid Adli Kamarudin, that since the matter came from the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur, the apex court had no jurisdiction to hear the case.

DPP Hamdan Hamzah said the apex court has jurisdiction because it involves a constitutional matter...