00:00The High Court today dismissed the prosecution's application for a prohibition order
00:05preventing former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin's widow Naima Khalid
00:10and eight others from accessing approximately 544 million ringgit held in Singapore.
00:16Justice Arif Emran Arifin made the ruling after finding that the prosecution
00:21failed to meet the requirements under Section 53 of the Anti-Money Laundering
00:25Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
00:31The judge said that the test under Section 53 of the Act has not been satisfied
00:36and therefore the application is dismissed.
00:39On June 19, 2025, MACC filed an ex-parte application
00:44seeking to restrain Naima, Hassan, Ame Zainuddin,
00:48two individuals, five companies and related parties from managing overseas assets.
00:53MACC alleged that the assets comprised investment funds totaling £21 million
00:59and US$99 million held to several bank accounts in Singapore.
01:04The application was filed under Section 53 of the AMLA Act 2001
01:08following investigations under Section 113 of the Income Tax Act
01:13and Section 4, Subsection 1 of the AMLA Act 2001.
01:17Ainun Jarya, FMT.
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