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“There were no credible attempts made to show the nexus between the properties seized and the unlawful activities."

The properties concerned under the action against Goh, who is the 13th respondent, are the monies held in three Hong Leong Bank accounts and a bungalow located in Penang.

The applicant had merely shown that the monies were credited into seven bank accounts. 

Prior to this, Najib’s passport was slated to be released on Oct 20 and returned to the court on Nov 22. 

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application in the High Court comes on the heels of the Court of Appeal allowing the former premier’s temporary passport release application on Monday (Oct 18), so that he could be in Singapore to support his daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib, who is expected to give birth soon

The prosecution led by senior Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram had made the application, with the defence led by Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader and Datuk Jagjit Singh objecting as the court heard submissions on the matter

On June 30, 2016, Zahid instructed law firm Messrs Lewis & Co to issue a cheque for RM8.6 million to hotel operator Ri-Yaz Asset Sdn Bhd.

For a special audit, an auditee usually does not receive the audit report before it is presented to the PAC.

Justice Datuk Seri Kamaludin Md Said: “We are allowing the application as it is reasonable.”

Najib applied to the Court of Appeal on Friday regarding the matter on the same grounds his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor did.