Police are tracking Tun Daim Zainuddin’s widow and children in Europe to complete an investigation under Section 124B of the Penal Code.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) are tracking the whereabouts of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin’s widow, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, and her children, who are believed to be in Europe, to assist in an ongoing police investigation.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said intelligence and preliminary checks by the authorities indicated that they are currently overseas.
“At this stage, PDRM is actively working to locate the late Tun Daim’s widow, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, and her children to assist in completing the ongoing police investigation.
“Based on intelligence and preliminary checks by the authorities, the individuals in question are believed to be overseas, specifically in Europe,” he said in a written parliamentary reply posted on the Dewan Rakyat website on Thursday.
He was responding to a question from Lim Lip Eng (PH–Kepong), who wanted to know whether members of the late Tun Daim’s family were being sought by police due to their presence abroad, and what measures the government was taking to bring them back to Malaysia.
Saifuddin Nasution said PDRM had opened an investigation paper following Sentul Police Report No. 4034/26, with the case being investigated under Section 124B of the Penal Code, which relates to activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy.
He said PDRM, through its International Relations Division and the Interpol Kuala Lumpur National Central Bureau (NCB), is working closely with its counterparts to determine the family’s exact whereabouts as part of efforts to facilitate their return to Malaysia.
“The government wishes to emphasise that all actions taken by PDRM are based on the rule of law, without prejudice or selective agendas, and are carried out to safeguard national security and uphold the integrity of the legal system,” he said.
On May 26, Bernama reported that Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk M. Kumar confirmed that Na’imah and her two sons, Muhammed Amir Zainuddin and Muhammed Amin Zainuddin, had been abroad since investigations into an alleged plot to topple the government began earlier this year.
He said police had recorded statements from 17 individuals to assist investigations under Section 124B of the Penal Code, and that the investigation paper had since been referred to the Attorney General’s Chambers for further action.
