KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — The prosecution has filed an ex-parte application in the High Court here seeking to restrain Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid, the widow of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, or her associates, from dealing with offshore assets amounting to US$157.5 million (RM667 million) and £85 million.
The assets are located in Jersey, an island situated between the United Kingdom (UK) and France, and a British Crown dependency.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Maziah Mohaide filed the application before High Court Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin today, under Section 53 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, and Proceeds of Unlawful Activity Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA 2001).
She said the application was based on investigations under Section 113 of the Income Tax Act and Section 4(1) of AMLATFPUAA.
Maziah claimed that the assets were acquired by Na'imah or individuals linked to her in Malaysia and were not declared to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).
This was the third application by the prosecution, following earlier efforts involving assets located in the UK and Singapore.
Meanwhile, Na’imah’s counsel Syed Afiq Syed Albakri applied to intervene in the proceedings and requested that the cause papers be served on her.
The court then allowed the lawyer’s application to file an intervener application and fixed August 22 to hear the intervener application, which will take precedence before the court hears the prosecution’s bid.
On May 22, MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki disclosed that eight investigation papers had been opened based on new information from external agencies regarding assets owned by Daim, his family, and proxies.
He added that the latest information indicated that the assets were not declared during the MACC’s 2023 investigation.
— Bernama
