Court allows release of Isa Samad's passport for umrah pilgrimage


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has allowed an application by former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (pic) for the release of his passport to enable him to travel to perform the umrah.

A panel of three judges headed by Datuk Seri Kamaludin Md Said allowed the application on Thursday (Jan 19) after Mohd Isa’s lawyer Mohamed Baharudeen Mohamed Ariff informed the court that his client would leave to perform the umrah on Feb 10.

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