Lawyers criticised the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) refusal to release financial data linked to M Indira Gandhi's ex-husband, Riduan Abdullah, arguing that the establishment cannot withhold such information when requested through court processes.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, lawyer Naran Singh described EPF’s refusal as "nonsense".

"The police or the respective deputy public prosecutor can get a subpoena (for an EPF official) from...