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A British tourist says he is stuck in Malaysia after the courts “confiscated his passport” in a dispute over a parking lot. Ahmed Hadi, 47, claims he left his car for 10 minutes in a Penang parking lot on December 7, during a visit with his family. He says he tried to pay the $1.57 USD parking fee when he left—seven Malaysian ringgits—but the machine wouldn’t accept either of his cards. The electrician, from London, UK, said he pressed a button for help and spoke to parking officials for another 10 minutes, but says they weren’t able to help. And…