00:00 The prosecution has submitted a preliminary objection to Topwa Naima Khalid's application
00:05 to challenge the validity of the charge made against her for failing to declare her assets
00:10 as provided under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.
00:14 In an affidavit in reply sworn by MACC Deputy Public Prosecutor Mazia Mohaidi, the prosecution
00:21 insisted that there was no need for the Sessions Court to refer the constitutional question
00:27 regarding the charge to the High Court.
00:29 She stated that the application submitted by Naima, who is the wife of former Finance
00:34 Minister Tundim Zainuddin, had no merit.
00:37 According to Mazia, Section 36 of the MACC Act 2009 is a provision that authorises MACC
00:45 officers to obtain information for investigation purposes.
00:49 She also said the provision also does not violate Article 8 of the Federal Constitution.
00:55 Meanwhile, during the mention of the cases against Naima and Daim in the Sessions Court
01:00 on Friday, Judge Azura Alwi set May 21 to hear Naima's application.
01:05 The judge also set May 9 for mention of a similar application filed by Daim.
01:10 On January 29, Daim pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to three counts of failing
01:15 to comply with a notice to declare his assets, which include several luxury vehicles, companies
01:21 and properties.
01:23 On January 23, Naima was charged with a similar offence, and the assets include Manara Ilham
01:29 and several others in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
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