Former finance minister Daim Zainuddin’s wife Na’imah Abdul Khalid has been charged with failing to declare several assets in compliance with a MACC order.
She was charged under the MACC Act, which carries a prison term of not more than five years and a fine of RM100,000.
According to the charge sheet, the residence as well as four plots of “freehold land and buildings” are located in the upper-class residential area of Taman Tunku and Bukit Tunku in Kuala Lumpur.
The other two plots of land are located in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, and Jalan Cantonment Road in Penang. Both of these are also regarded as upscale areas.
Na’imah, 66, was also accused of failing to declare Ilham Tower in Kuala Lumpur and two Mercedes Benz cars - an EQC 400 and a 500 SL.
Whereas the two companies she had allegedly failed to declare were Ilham Tower Sdn Bhd and Ilham Baru Sdn Bhd.
Na’imah, who was granted bail at RM250,000, is represented by former solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden and M Puravalen.
Her husband, who is also under investigation, is represented by former attorney-general Tommy Thomas.
Anwar’s ‘vendetta’?
Both Daim and his wife have accused Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of attempting to settle old political scores and embarking on a witch hunt.
Speaking to reporters after she was charged, Na’imah also quoted the words of Shakespeare to remind the prime minister that power does not last.
She also reiterated an accusation that is often raised when a politician or those linked to the couple are hauled to court.
“The real crime is the emasculation and manipulation of key national institutions such as the MACC and AGC (Attorney-General’s Chambers) as weapons in a political vendetta,” she said.
The teacher-turned-businessperson and politician Daim and his wife have also maintained that their fortune, which includes offshore trusts, is not ill-gotten wealth.
The former minister, a close associate of Dr Mahathir Mohamad who is also fuming over the MACC investigating his son, said if he did not join politics, his liquid assets alone would be more than RM50 billion.
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