The sessions court here has granted FashionValet founders Vivy Yusof and Fadzarudin Shah Anuar temporary access to their passports to attend an Islamic programme in Istanbul and Bosnia.
Judge Rosli Ahmad allowed the application filed by the couple’s lawyer, Shaarvin Raaj, for the release of their passports from today until Nov 12.
“The passports will be handed over to the applicants today and must be returned to the court on Nov 13,” said Rosli.
Earlier, Shaarvin told the court that his clients were scheduled to attend the “Islamic Historical Retreat to Istanbul-Bosnia with Sheikh Wael Ibrahim” programme from Nov 4 to Nov 11.
Deputy public prosecutor Haresh Prakash Somiah did not object to the request.
This marks the second time that Vivy and Fadzarudin have been allowed temporary access to their passports. The court approved a similar request to allow them to perform the umrah in December last year.
Vivy, 38, whose full name is Vivy Sofinas Yusof, and Fadzarudin, 37, were charged on Dec 5, 2024 with criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM8 million in investment funds from Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd.
The duo, acting as directors of FashionValet Sdn Bhd, were accused of committing CBT by authorising a payment of RM8 million from FashionValet’s corporate bank account to 30 Maple Sdn Bhd without the approval of the company’s board of directors.
The offence was allegedly committed on Aug 21, 2018, at Public Bank’s Bukit Damansara branch.
They were charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code, read with Section 34, which provides for a maximum jail term of 20 years, whipping, and a possible fine upon conviction.
