Prosecution opposes permanent return of Naimah’s passport

 

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-10 Sep 2024, 02:39 PM

The Court of Appeal will hear the prosecution’s objection and Naimah Khalid’s appeal against the High Court’s refusal to return her passport on Nov 28.

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Naimah Khalid is charged under Section 36(2) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 with failing to comply with a notice requiring her to declare her assets. (Bernama pic)

PUTRAJAYA: 

The prosecution has raised a preliminary objection to an appeal by Naimah Khalid, wife of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, against the dismissal by the High Court of her application for the permanent return of her passport.

The objection was raised by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin when the case came up for mention before a panel of three judges of the Court of Appeal, consisting of Justices Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, Zaini Mazlan and Noorin Badaruddin, today.

Wan Shaharuddin, assisted by DPPs Law Chin How, Ahmad Feisal Azmi, Fadhly Zamry and Maziah Mohaide, told the court the preliminary objection was filed on July 24 and the court had set today to hear the matter.

However, Ahmad Zaidi, who headed the three-judge panel, said the court would hear the preliminary objection by the prosecution and Na’imah’s appeal on the same day.

The court will hear the preliminary objection first and will decide on (it). If we are not with you (the prosecution), then we will proceed with (Naimah’s) appeal,

 said the judge, who also set Nov. 28 for the hearing.

Na’imah was represented by lawyer Nizamuddin Hamid at the proceedings today.

She was appealing a High Court decision that had dismissed her application for the permanent return of her passport, which had been impounded by the court.

High Court judge Ahmad Bache dismissed the application after finding that the sessions court judge’s action in ordering her to surrender her passport to the court was legal and appropriate and there was injustice done.

Naimah surrendered her passport to the court as a bail condition after she was charged in the sessions court on Jan 23 with failing to comply with a notice to declare her assets, including Menara Ilham, as well as several other assets around Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

The charge, framed under Section 36(2) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, provides for a maximum sentence of five years in prison or a fine of RM100,000, if found guilty.

Naimah had been granted temporary release of her passport on several occasions to travel to Switzerland, Singapore, London, Venice and China.