Court dismisses Zahid's appeal to get back passport


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic), who is facing 47 charges of money-laundering, criminal breach of trust (CBT) and corruption, has failed in his appeal to get his impounded passport returned to perform the umrah in Mecca.

The Court of Appeal's three-member bench, led by Justice Datuk Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid, was unanimous in its dismissal of the appeal on Tuesday (May 14).

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