Written By : Jiivan Daniel Louis
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has allowed the temporary release of Najib Razak’s impounded passport to enable him to visit his daughter Nooryana Najwa, who is due to deliver her second baby soon in Singapore.
A three-member bench chaired by Kamaludin Md Said unanimously agreed to allow the application after hearing submissions from Najib’s lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Fairuz Johari did not object to the application and left the matter to the court.
Kamaludin said the passport will be released on Wednesday for Najib to renew the travel document to be in the island republic from Nov 3. He must surrender the passport back to the court on Nov 22.
“We are allowing the application as it is reasonable. The passport should be returned on Nov 22,” he said.
Others on the bench were P Ravinthran and Abu Bakar Jais.
This is the first time the former prime minister is leaving the country since his Barisan Nasional-led government was ousted in the May 9, 2018 general election. His passport was impounded after criminal charges were filed against him.
