Daim should undergo mental evaluation, court told


KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court was told that former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin should undergo a mental evaluation to assess whether he could stand trial.

During case mention here on Tuesday (Aug 27), Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin said the court could direct the accused to be sent for a mental evaluation at government hospitals.

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