Najib Abdul Razak is applying for leave at the Court of Appeal to temporarily release his passport so that he could fly to Singapore to be with his daughter, who is expected to give birth there.

The former prime minister’s counsel Nur Syahirah Hanapiah today confirmed that they filed the application at the Court of Appeal recently.

When contacted, an officer attached to the Palace of Justice confirmed that the hearing of Najib’s passport-related application is set to proceed before the Court of Appeal on Monday.