{
  "id": 12104238,
  "title": "Shamsul Iskandar mohon dapatkan pasport secara kekal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/shamsul-iskandar-mohon-dapatkan-pasport-secara-kekal-12104238",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:00:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/05/shamsul-iskandar-mohon-dapatkan-pasport-secara-kekal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shamsul Iskandar Akin, a former right-hand political aide to the Prime Minister, has requested the High Court to grant him a permanent passport to attend events in Europe. On September 30th, he filed the application, stating in his supporting affidavit that a permanent passport would allow him to travel abroad for work purposes. He is scheduled to depart for Frankfurt and London this month, followed by Ireland next month and Bosnia and Herzegovina in December. Shamsul expressed his desire to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair from October 7th to the 11th, hosted by organizer Rex Education. \"As part of the event, Rex Education is organizing an Asia Stage session to facilitate cross-regional cooperation and idea exchange, strengthening Asia's role in the global knowledge economy,\" he said in his affidavit. In London, Shamsul hopes to attend the AlBaraka Summit III from October 13th to 14th, discussing \"ethics in action: rebuilding foundations and advancing the global impact of Islamic finance.\" He believes participation will provide insights into international financial management developments and opportunities to interact with professionals in the industry. \"I will be able to bring back perspectives and connections from this event to Malaysia, particularly to support the development of Malaysia's Islamic finance sector and strengthen Malaysia's bilateral commercial relationships,\" he stated. Shamsul also mentioned he received an official invitation last month to conduct a work visit to Ireland from November 27th to December 4th, for strategic business engagement and legal consultancy services with Shannon Airport Transfers. He said the purpose of the visit was to identify concrete areas of cooperation and develop stronger trade and strategic relationships between Ireland and Malaysia in areas of executive transportation, tourism mobility, premium hospitality logistics, and cross-border business cooperation. Additionally, he was invited to participate in several discussions with the Mozaik Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina from December 16th to 23rd. He said these discussions would focus on strengthening bilateral ties between the Balkan country and Malaysia in areas of economic development, entrepreneurship, and social transformation. In court today, his lawyer Yusmadi Yusoff told the judge that Shamsul is also seeking a temporary passport release for attending events in Frankfurt and London. Counsel for the prosecution, Julaila Jamaludin, argued that the documents are merely invitations and that some discussions could be held virtually. She questioned the necessity of Shamsul's participation, claiming there is no flight ticket in Shamsul's affidavit and challenging the urgency of his involvement in these events, which could be attended by others. Judge Suzana Hussin granted a temporary passport release for the Frankfurt and London trips and set a December 8th hearing to decide on Shamsul's permanent passport application. In September 4th, the former Hang Tuah Jaya MP was charged in the High Court with receiving RM100,000 and RM40,000 in cash from businessman Albert Tei to help his company obtain mineral exploration licenses in Sabah. He was also charged with receiving RM14,580 and RM22,249 worth of electrical equipment and tools. The next day, he was charged in the Shah Alam High Court for receiving RM64,924 in rent from Tei, allegedly to help his company obtain the same licenses. The Shah Alam case was transferred to the Kuala Lumpur High Court to be heard with other cases.",
  "summary": "Bekas setiausaha politik kanan kepada perdana menteri beritahu mahkamah beliau mahu lakukan perjalanan ke Jerman, England, Ireland, dan Bosnia and Herzegovina.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Shamsul Iskandar seeks permanent release of passport from court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/shamsul-iskandar-seeks-permanent-release-of-passport-from-court",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:19:44.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}