Daim Zainuddin’s wife and two sons to be summoned to MACC on Wednesday


ilham tower

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Daim Zainuddin's wife Toh Puan Naimah Khalid and their two sons will be summoned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters on Wednesday.

When contacted, lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan confirmed the matter.

"Yes I can confirm. We will be there at around 10.30am for the questioning at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya," he said.

In a statement to the media, he said that a press conference will be held at 10.15am outside the MACC headquarters on Wednesday.

Last month, the MACC seized the family-owned Ilham Tower as part of its investigations.

The MACC previously said investigations carried out against the former finance minister are based on the existing law and information from the Pandora Papers.

"In the case of Daim, the MACC opened an investigation paper in February 2023 based on information from the Pandora Papers," said the MACC in a statement on Dec 30.

The anti-graft body explained that as part of the investigation, a notice was issued on June 7, under Section 36(1)(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (Act 694) which was sent to Daim.

Following the seizure of the tower, Daim hit out at the MACC investigations on him and his family, claiming that it is nothing short of a political witch-hunt due to the "animus" of the Prime Minister.

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