A daughter of Malaysia’s late finance minister Daim Zainuddin will be charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Tuesday.Lawyer Yu Ying Ying confirmed that Asnida Daim, who is in her 60s, will be charged under Section 36(2) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.That section relates to the offence of failing to comply with a written notice from the MACC to declare assets.Court records indicate the case will be mentioned before Judge Rosli Ahmad at 9am.In a separate statement, the MACC said it has also obtained approval to charge a company director linked to the so-called “Op Godfather” investigation at the same court on Tuesday.According to lawyer Yu, Asnida had her statement recorded at the MACC headquarters for about five hours starting at 10am on Monday.
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Malaysia: Daim’s daughter to be charged in Kuala Lumpur court amid corruption probe
Asnida Daim, the daughter of Malaysia's former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, will be charged in Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Tuesday under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009. The charge relates to allegedly failing to comply with a written notice from the MACC to declare assets.
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Asnida Daim, the daughter of Malaysia's former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, will be charged in Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Tuesday under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009. The charge relates to allegedly failing to comply with a written notice from the MACC to declare assets. The case is scheduled to be mentioned before Judge Rosli Ahmad at 9am. The MACC confirmed the charges and stated that they have also obtained approval to charge a company director linked to the "Op Godfather" investigation at the same court on Tuesday. Asnida Daim had her statement recorded at the MACC headquarters on Monday for approximately five hours.
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Asnida had her statement recorded at the MACC headquarters for about five hours on Monday.
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The MACC has also obtained approval to charge a company director linked to "Op Godfather".
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Section 36(2) relates to failing to comply with a written notice from the MACC to declare assets.
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Asnida Daim will be charged under Section 36(2) of the MACC Act 2009.
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Daim Zainuddin's daughter, Asnida Daim, will be charged in Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Tuesday.
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