KUALA LUMPUR – The High Court has struck out a lawsuit filed by the family of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin challenging police investigations into allegations that they were involved in activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy.
High Court judge Indra Nehru Savandiah on Tuesday allowed an application by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the other defendants to strike out the suit, which centred on allegations of an attempt to topple the government earlier this year, The Edge reported.
In her brief ruling, Indra said the plaintiffs had failed to present cogent evidence to substantiate claims that the ongoing police investigations were conducted in bad faith.
“The allegations that the ongoing police investigations being conducted may be influenced by [Anwar’s] alleged public comments are merely […] assumptions, unsupported by any facts capable of establishing bad faith or mala fide in the ongoing investigations.
“There is no nexus to connect [Anwar’s] alleged public comments to the independent ongoing investigations which are based on a police report lodged,” she said.
The court made no order as to costs.
Lawyers Abraham Au and Gurdial Singh Nijar represented the plaintiffs, while senior federal counsel Sallehuddin Ali and Solehheen Zaki appeared for the government.
The family had sought declarations that the police investigation into an alleged conspiracy to overthrow the government was unlawful, unconstitutional, conducted in bad faith and amounted to an abuse of power.
The probe was being carried out under Section 124B of the Penal Code, which criminalises activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy.
In their suit, the plaintiffs maintained that the alleged conspiracy was fabricated and that the investigation was politically motivated.
They also challenged public statements linking them to an alleged “Zionist plot”, arguing that the remarks were damaging and unsupported by evidence.
The legal action was intended to challenge what they described as an abuse of authority and prevent the allegations from being treated as established facts.
In February 2026, police announced an investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow the government and undermine national stability.
Authorities said they were examining claims that an influential local figure had worked with an international media organisation or communications operation as part of the alleged scheme.
Daim’s widow, Na’imah Abdul Khalid, subsequently denied any involvement, dismissing the allegations as “laughable” and “false”.
She argued that engaging communications or public relations services could not reasonably be construed as an attempt to overthrow the government. – November 3, 2026