Daim's wife denies charge of failing to declare assets

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Former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin's wife, Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid pleaded not guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Tuesday (Jan 23) to a charge of allegedly failing to declare her assets, which included Menara Ilham and several properties in the federal capital and Penang.  Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi fixed bail at RM250,000  and ordered for Na'imah to surrender her international passport pending the completion of the case.   The court fixed March 22 for mention.   Read more at https://shorturl.at/fjpJV  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Topuan Naima Abdul Khalid, the wife of former Finance Minister Tundaim Zanuddin, has claimed

00:06 trial at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Tuesday to a charge under the Anti-Graf Law.

00:12 The charge sheet states Naima had intentionally given a written statement under oath that

00:17 did not comply with the terms of notice under Section 36, Subsection 1, Subsection B of

00:24 the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.

00:28 The 67-year-old allegedly did not declare assets, as stated in Appendix A, which includes

00:33 two companies, Ilham Towers Senyum Berhad and Ilham Baru Senyum Berhad, two Mercedes-Benz

00:39 cars and eight properties.

00:42 The properties are Menara Ilham in Jalan Binjai, a house in Pesiaran Bukit Tunku, four lots

00:48 in Bukit Tunku, one lot in Penang and a house in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

00:54 Charged under Section 36, Subsection 2 of the MACC Act 2009, she can be jailed to a

00:59 maximum of five years and a fine not exceeding RM100,000 if convicted.

01:05 Sessions Court Judge Azura Alwi fixed bail at RM250,000 in one surety and ordered for

01:11 Naima to surrender her international passport pending the completion of the case.

01:16 The court fixed March 22 for mention.

01:20 On January 10, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers summoned Naima and the couple's

01:24 two sons to record their statement.

01:27 Last month, the MACC seized the family-owned Menara Ilham as part of its investigation.

01:33 The MACC had previously said that the investigations carried out against Dayim is based on existing

01:39 laws and information from the Pandora Papers.

01:43 The court ruled that the case is not related to the case of the two men.

01:45 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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