Malaysian corruption watchdog secures arrest warrant for tycoon Daim’s sons

A Malaysian court has granted an application by anti-corruption officials to issue an arrest warrant for two sons of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, after they failed to comply with repeated requests to turn up for questioning over their family’s wealth.Daim and his clan have been at the centre of a years-long probe into alleged abuse of power and corruption by the country’s elites, who critics have accused of colluding with two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to enrich themselves and the family of the former leader.Daim, Mahathir and their families have denied any wrongdoing.The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the court on Tuesday approved the arrest warrants for Muhammed Amin Zainuddin, 29, and Muhammed Amir Zainuddin, 26, after they failed to obey three notices issued between February and April to turn up for questioning at its headquarters in the administrative capital of Putrajaya.An arrest warrant was also issued for Josephine Premla Sivaretnam, allegedly an associate of Daim, on similar charges.Naimah Khalid and her sons enter the MACC’s headquarters for questioning on January 10, 2024. Photo: The StarThe court, however, allowed the warrants to be temporarily put on hold for lawyers representing the trio to raise their case with the High Court.