JUDGMENTS

[Applicant already on trial (part heard); adjourned to May 2025; on bail with conditions including impounding of passport; numerous applications before Intermediate Court Judge for release of passport; all refused on ground that high risk of absconding; numerous commercial links in other countries; travel outside Brunei Darussalam not essential for conduct of commercial interests. No change of circumstances. Previous absence for 2 years and associated breach of a bail condition on return heightens risk of failure to return for trial. Proper exercise of discretion by Judge throughout. Application refused.]