MACC seeks public help to locate Daim's children

MACC is seeking public assistance to locate former finance minister Daim Zainuddin’s four children.

In a statement today, MACC said it is looking for Asnida, Wira Dani, Amir Zainuddin, and Amin Zainuddin.

The statement listed out their last-known personal addresses in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, and the contact information of investigating officers, should the public wish to relay information to the authorities.

In 2024, MACC launched investigations into Daim and his wife, Na’imah Abdul Khalid, which led to, among others, the seizure of Ilham Tower, a high commercial-value building in Kuala Lumpur.

The veteran politician, known to be a close ally of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, passed away in November 2024.

Following his death, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court acquitted Daim of an asset disclosure charge, following an application by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin.

However, Na’imah had urged prosecutors to continue the case, so that the defence team could help clear her late husband’s name in court.

Na’imah herself was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Jan 23, 2024, for failure to comply with a notice to declare her assets, which included the Ilham Tower and several other properties in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

She was charged under Section 36(2) of the MACC Act 2009, which carries a maximum five years’ imprisonment or a fine of RM100,000.

On Feb 29, 2024, Na’imah filed an application to refer questions of law on Sections 30(5), 36(2), and 62 of the MACC Act 2009, as well as Section 32(3)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (Amla) 2001 to the High Court.

However, on Feb 18 last year, Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi dismissed Na’imah’s application on the ground that it disclosed no merit, holding that no constitutional questions arose for determination.

Na’imah had since approached the Kuala Lumpur High Court for redress, where it has set March 6 and 13 this year to hear the application.

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