Cops tracking Na'imah, children in Europe to complete probe - Saifuddin

 

Police are tracking the whereabouts of the late Daim Zainuddin's widow, Na'imah Abdul Khalid, and her children, who are believed to be in Europe, to assist in an ongoing police investigation.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said intelligence and preliminary checks by the authorities indicated that they are overseas.

"At this stage, police are actively working to locate Na’imah and her children to assist in completing the ongoing investigation.

"Based on intelligence and preliminary checks by the authorities, the individuals in question are believed to be overseas, specifically in Europe," he said in a written parliamentary reply posted on the Dewan Rakyat website on Thursday.

He was responding to a question from Lim Lip Eng (Harapan–Kepong), who wanted to know whether police were seeking members of the late Daim's family due to their presence abroad, and what measures the government was taking to bring them back to Malaysia.

Saifuddin said police had opened an investigation paper following Sentul Police Report No 4034/26, with the case being investigated under Section 124B of the Penal Code, which relates to activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy.

He said police, through its International Relations Division and the Interpol Kuala Lumpur National Central Bureau (NCB), are working closely with their counterparts to determine the family's exact whereabouts as part of efforts to facilitate their return to Malaysia.

"The government wishes to emphasise that all actions taken by police are based on the rule of law, without prejudice or selective agendas, and are carried out to safeguard national security and uphold the integrity of the legal system," he said.

On May 26, Bernama reported that Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director M Kumar confirmed that Na'imah and her two sons, Amir Zainuddin and Amin Zainuddin, had been abroad since investigations into an alleged plot to topple the government began earlier this year.

He said police had recorded statements from 17 individuals to assist investigations under Section 124B of the Penal Code, and that the investigation paper had since been referred to the Attorney-General's Chambers for further action.

- Bernama