Before entering politics, former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin had already accumulated wealth through legitimate business activities. He claims that he was a successful businessman and owned assets and properties overseas since the 1970s. Daim and his family have filed an application for leave to commence judicial review to challenge a probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
In his supporting affidavit, Daim mentioned that his background in business has always been in the public domain and he claims that he could have potentially gained more wealth had he not joined politics. He said that his decision to join the government and serve his country came at a great financial loss to himself and his family.
On Jan 10, Daim and his family filed the application to take the MACC to court. The application named the MACC and the public prosecutor as respondents and includes Daim’s wife and children as applicants. The family is seeking a court declaration that MACC’s actions were unlawful, unconstitutional, and void, among other things.
According to the notice of application, they are seeking a declaration that the MACC and its officers have no reasonable cause to investigate Daim and his family. Additionally, they want a declaration that any charges against them would be unconstitutional and void because they would not receive a fair trial. The family also wants an order of certiorari against the MACC and its officers to quash all investigations as well as an order of prohibition to cease all further investigations. They are also seeking the return of their seized properties, assets, and monies.
The matter is scheduled for an online hearing before High Court judge Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh on Jan 16.
