KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 17 -- Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid, the wife of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin, has applied to the High Court here for the return of her passport, which was impounded pending the disposal of her asset disclosure case.

Malaysiakini reported that Na'imah's lawyer Rajesh Nagaran confirmed the filing of the application yesterday.

"The application is set for hearing before the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Criminal) 1 on Monday next week," he told the news portal.

On January 23, Na'imah was ordered to surrender her passport to the Sessions Court as part of bail conditions linked to her criminal charge of alleged failure to abide by a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) notice to declare her assets.

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