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Malaysia’s late former finance minister Daim gets acquittal; prosecutors to proceed with case against his wife

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The late Daim Zainuddin and his wife Na’imah Abdul Khalid were charged in January with failing to declare their assets. Daim died on Nov 13 at the age of 86.

Malaysia's former finance minister Daim Zainuddin and his wife at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex on Jan 29, 2024. He died on Nov 13. SINGAPORE: A Malaysian court has acquitted former finance minister Daim Zainuddin of failing to declare assets following his death on Nov 13, but prosecutors will proceed with the case against his wife Na’imah Abdul Khalid.

“Yes, will proceed as usual,” Deputy Public Prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin told CNA on Wednesday when asked about the charge against Na’imah, 67, for failing to declare assets.She has pleaded not guilty to deliberately giving a written statement under oath that did not comply with the terms of a notice from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission . If convicted, she faces up to five years’ jail and a fine of up to RM100,000 .

The undeclared assets include the multi-million dollar Ilham Tower, which was seized by the MACC. Daim pleaded not guilty. On Wednesday, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court granted a full acquittal to Daim after the prosecution applied to withdraw all charges in light of his death. Mr Wan Shaharuddin told the court that it was not practical to proceed with a case against a deceased person.A day earlier, his wife Na’imah had urged the attorney-general and the MACC not to drop the charge against Daim, stating that the trial should proceed in order to clear the allegations against him.

 

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