00:00Former Prime Minister Tanshri Muhyiddin Yassin has failed in his bid for the temporary release of his passport to go to Uzbekistan with his wife
00:07to celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary.
00:10During proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Noralis Matt said the prosecution
00:15objected to the Pago MP's application because the reasons given were frivolous.
00:21Muhyiddin's counsel Datuk Hisyam Tehpotheke, meanwhile, argued that his client was not a flight risk
00:27since he is the president of Bersatu and has to attend the parliament sitting, which starts on October 14th.
00:34He said Muhyiddin would leave for Uzbekistan tomorrow and will return to Malaysia on October 12th,
00:40adding that his passport will be returned to the court on October 14th.
00:44KL Sessions Court Judge Azura Alwi, however, dismissed the application and said that Muhyiddin can still go on holiday
00:51and celebrate any celebration, but not abroad.
00:54In the application, Muhyiddin stated that the trip to Uzbekistan was a respite from the various challenges facing him,
01:01including the sedition case at the Guamusang Court, the by-elections,
01:05and also to spend time with his wife in conjunction with their 52nd wedding anniversary on September 22nd.
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