The Immigration Department has confirmed it has not received any official request to revoke the passport of Muhammad Adlan Berhan, son-in-law of former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
Its director-general, Zakaria Shaaban, said no application had been submitted so far.
“As of now, I have not received any application,” he told reporters yesterday.
Zakaria clarified that any request to revoke a passport must be submitted directly to the Immigration Department, not via the Home Ministry.
Yesterday, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Azam Baki said the commission had already filed a request to revoke Adlan’s passport to help locate him.
“We took action and hope the Home Ministry agrees to cancel his passport. He is believed to be in a country without an extradition treaty with Malaysia, but negotiations are ongoing,” Azam said.
When asked about his location, Azam said Adlan was believed to be in the Middle East but declined to name the country.
On August 7, 2023, MACC announced it was seeking Adlan and lawyer Mansoor Saat, 70, over alleged misappropriation linked to a project involving the registration, recruitment, and biometric storage of foreign workers.
Both men left Malaysia on May 17 and May 21, 2023, respectively.
In October 2023, then Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain confirmed that Interpol Red Notices had been submitted for both Adlan and Mansoor.
