KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) filed an application at the High Court to have his passport returned permanently to him, to enable him to carry out his official duties as deputy prime minister.
The passport was previously surrendered to the court as an additional bail condition after he was charged with 47 charges of corruption, criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving Akalbudi Foundation funds, of which the proceedings are now at the defence stage.
Through an affidavit in support of the application, Ahmad Zahid, 70, said that the application was bona fide (in good faith), and only aimed to apply for permission to issue a passport so that he could carry out his official duties smoothly.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, said he has some constraints to carry out his duties like other ministers because he does not have access to his passport.
“As the deputy prime minister, I have received the mandate and responsibility from the 10th Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to represent him in several administrative matters,” he said, having filed the notice of application, along with the supporting affidavit, at the High Court here, on Jan 20.
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