Shafee applied to amend the date, which was initially from Sept 6 to 12, to Sept 15 to 19.

Judge Jamil Hussin allowed his application after deputy public prosecutor Afzainizam Aziz did not object to it.

Earlier, lawyer Wee Yeong Kang, representing Shafee, said his client requested to amend the dates as he had to postpone his trip.

Wee said this is because the King’s Counsel, Geoffrey Robertson, needs time to study documents before he can give any advice or recommendation to Shafee.

He said Shafee would return the passport to the court on Sept 22.

Shafee, who was the lead counsel in former prime minister Najib Razak’s cases relating to SRC International Sdn Bhd and 1MDB, had been allowed to travel abroad on several occasions after he was charged in court.

The 70-year-old lawyer surrendered his passport to the court in September 2018 after he was charged with two counts of receiving money amounting to RM9.5 million, allegedly from illegal activities, through two cheques issued by Najib which were deposited into his CIMB Bank Berhad account.

He is also facing two charges of engaging in transactions resulting from illegal activities, namely submitting incorrect tax returns and in violation of Paragraph 113(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act 1967 for the financial years ending Dec 31, 2013, and Dec 31, 2014.

On May 12, the prosecution closed the case after calling eight witnesses. The oral submission has been fixed for Sept 15.