00:01The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has obtained a court order to freeze 132 million pounds worth of assets in London
00:09belonging to Naima Khalid, the wife of the late former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin and her family.
00:16The assets include two commercial buildings, five luxury residences and one bank account, Utusan Malaysia reported.
00:24Polalumpur High Court Judge Justice Azhar Abdul Hamid granted M.A.C.C.'s application to freeze the assets in an ex-party proceeding today.
00:34The court order will be sent to UK authorities for enforcement.
00:38Investigations revealed that the assets were linked to suspected offences under Section 4, Subsection 1 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
00:51M.A.C.C. said the freeze was part of ongoing efforts to trace and recover assets believed to be connected to unlawful activity.
