PUTRAJAYA: One of the four children of former finance minister the late Tun Daim Zainuddin has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here to give a statement on Monday (April 6), Astro Awani reports.
Asnida Daim was seen arriving at about 9.50am in a sports utility vehicle (SUV), accompanied by two lawyers.
Besides Asnida, Daim’s three other children expected to give statements are Md Wira Dani, Muhammed Amir Zainuddin and Muhammed Amin Zainuddin.
However, as of 10 a.m., Astro Awani reported that the other three had yet to be seen.
On Feb 27, in a statement, MACC said it had issued an Individual Tracking Notice against Daim’s four children following their failure to respond to and comply with two official notices served earlier.
Investigations under Op Godfather are being conducted under Sections 23 and 36 of the MACC Act 2009, as well as Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
MACC also clarified that the Individual Tracking Notice issued against the four individuals is not a form of punishment or a “wanted” listing.
Rather, MACC said it is a procedural mechanism to locate and ensure an individual’s attendance to assist investigations.
The MACC’s investigation into Daim and his family began following the 2021 Pandora Papers revelations by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which alleged the existence of offshore companies and assets linked to them and Daim’s business associates.
The information formed the basis for initial intelligence and MACC's opening of an investigation paper in 2023, it said.
Between June 2023 and November 2023, MACC served notices under Sections 36(1)(a) and 36(1)(b) of the MACC Act 2009 on Daim, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid and their children for asset declaration purposes.
