A Sessions Court allows Maju Holdings director Abu Sahid Mohamed to retrieve his passport to take his daughter to university in London in January.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has allowed an application by Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd director Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed for the temporary release of his passport.
Judge Suzana Hussin granted the 74-year-old permission to travel to the United Kingdom from 12 to 28 January 2026 to accompany his daughter to university.
The court ordered his passport to be released today and returned on or before 30 January 2026.
However, the court dismissed a prosecution application to impose an additional travel condition.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry had sought to bar the accused from transacting with any personal UK bank accounts during his trip.
He submitted that the court could invoke provisions under Sections 388 and 389 of the Criminal Procedure Code to impose such conditions.
Abu Sahid’s lawyer, Datuk Jasbeer Singh, opposed the application, arguing it was prejudicial.
“The request is made without first identifying whether any bank accounts exist, where they are, or what type they are,” Jasbeer Singh contended.
He added that all of Abu Sahid’s Malaysian bank accounts are already frozen.
The lawyer said the extra condition would unfairly hinder his client’s ability to cover his daughter’s university fees abroad.
Abu Sahid faces five charges of criminal breach of trust involving more than RM458.5 million of company funds.
The alleged offences occurred between May 2016 and October 2019 at bank accounts in Taman Tunku and Taman Serdang Perdana.
He was charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment, caning, and a fine.
He also faces 10 additional charges of transferring illicit proceeds totalling RM116.4 million.
For three further money laundering charges, Abu Sahid is accused of disposing of RM22.8 million through cash withdrawals via cheques.
These charges were brought under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
