Kuala Lumpur, Dec 16: Two days after he left for Italy, the court of appeal in Malaysia today asked the Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, one of the main accused in the Rs 64 crore Bofors payoff case to deposit his passport.
Hearing a petition challenging the Kuala Lumpur High Court`s order rejecting extradition case against Quattrocchi, Justice Hamid Mohammed asked the Italian businessman to deposit his passport pending disposal of the plea.
When reached on his mobile phone for reaction on the development, Quattrocchi told a news agency that he had left Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, a day after the high court dismissed the plea, and was now in Italy.
"I thought everything was over in Kuala Lumpur. I left on Saturday because my daughter wanted to meet me. I will return as per my plan," he said.
His office and lawyers here also said that he had left for Italy on Saturday.

Bureau Report