KUALA LUMPUR – The high court today allowed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to update its legal application to freeze assets in London worth £132 million (RM800 million), allegedly owned by the wife of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, and her family.
The assets in question include:
– Two commercial buildings at St Mary Axe and One Crown Court
– Three luxury homes at Bryanston Square, Bryanston Mews and Lancaster Gate
– Two residential units at Gloucester Place
– A UK bank account under CAF Bank Ltd, allegedly linked to The Ilham Foundation
Deputy public prosecutor Maziah Mohaide told the court that the changes to the notice of motion were technical – to add full property addresses, title numbers, and purchase details according to UK enforcement standards.
Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid approved the MACC’s request.
Separately, six companies, including The Ilham Foundation, are seeking to intervene in the MACC’s asset-freeze application. Their lawyer, Syed Afiq Syed Albakri, informed the court of the move, but MACC objected.
Judge Azhar instructed the prosecution to file its response by July 25. The companies have until August 6 to reply, and case management has been set for August 8.
Previously, on May 22, MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki revealed that eight investigation papers were opened based on new information from foreign agencies. The assets tied to Daim, his family and proxies were allegedly not declared during an earlier MACC probe in 2023. – July 9, 2025