Kuala lumpur: The Sessions Court here today granted FashionValet founders Datin Vivy Yusof and her husband, Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar, temporary access to their international passports to attend an Islamic programme in Istanbul and Bosnia. Judge Rosli Ahmad allowed the application filed by the couple's lawyer, Shaarvin Raaj, permitting the release of their passports from today until Nov 12.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the passports will be handed over to the applicants today and must be returned to the court on Nov 13, as stated by Judge Rosli. Earlier, Shaarvin informed the court that his clients are scheduled to attend the programme dubbed 'Islamic Historical Retreat to Istanbul-Bosnia with Sheikh Wael Ibrahim' from Nov 4 to 11. The lawyer requested that their passports be released today to facilitate visa applications and assured that they would be returned to the court on Nov 13. Deputy public prosecutor Haresh Prakash Somiah did not object to the request.

This marks the second time the couple has been allowed temporary access to their passports, as the court had previously approved a similar request to allow them to perform 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 involving RM8 million in investment funds from Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Permodalan Nasional Berhad.

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 Berhad, Bukit Damansara branch. They are charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34, which provides for a maximum jail term of 20 years, whipping, and a possible fine upon conviction.