Isa Samad's application for return of passport to be heard March 9

PUTRAJAYA: The Appeals Court here set March 9 as the date to hear former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad's application for the return of his passport.

He is seeking the return of his travel documents to allow him to attend his daughter's convocation at a university in the United Kingdom at the end of this month.

Deputy public prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz told reporters when contacted that the court set the date for online case management in front of assistant registrar Nurul Azrina Mohamed Yusof today.

"Tan Sri Isa filed his application for the temporary return of his passport on Feb 24," he said, adding that the court also set May 11 for further case management.

Mohd Isa is only required to serve six years after Judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali (who is now an Appeals Court judge) ordered all jail sentences to run concurrently.

The judge reached his verdict after finding that the prosecution managed to prove their case for all the charges against Mohd Isa.

The former Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar filed his appeal on Feb 4, 2021.

-- BERNAMA