Court allows Daim's wife to get passport temporarily for Shanghai work trip

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court allowed former finance minister Daim Zainuddin’s wife Na’imah Abdul Khalid to have her passport temporarily for a work trip to Shanghai.

The criminal court greenlit the passport release from Aug 28 to Sept 9 this morning.

The court is holding her passport as part of RM250,000 bail terms linked to her ongoing asset disclosure case.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry informed trial judge Azura Alwi that the prosecution does not object to Na’imah's bid.

However, the prosecutor asked that the accused immediately return her travel document to the criminal court within 48 hours of landing in Malaysia on Sept 9.

Na’imah’s counsel Nizamuddin Abdul Hamid said they agree with the condition.

Previously, the court also allowed the temporary release of her passport for trips to Basel and Singapore, as well as London, United Kingdom and Venice, Italy.

Criminal charge

In January, Na’imah pleaded not guilty to a criminal charge of alleged failure to abide by an MACC notice to disclose her assets.

The 66-year-old’s charge was framed under Section 36(2) of the MACC Act 2009.

She was accused of committing the offence by giving a sworn written statement that did not comply with an MACC notice under Section 36(1) of the MACC Act.

Accused of committing the offence between Dec 13 and 14 last year, she may be jailed for up to five years and fined up to RM100,000.

The assets she allegedly did not disclose involved multiple plots of land, properties, and Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

According to the annexure attached to the charge and read out in court, among the eight properties allegedly involved are Ilham Tower in Kuala Lumpur, a house in Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur, as well as six plots of land - five in Kuala Lumpur and one in Penang.

Among other alleged items involved in the non-disclosure are concerning two companies, namely Ilham Tower Sdn Bhd and Ilham Baru Sdn Bhd.

Daim, 86, faces a similar criminal charge before the lower court.

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