KUALA LUMPUR: Toh Puan Na'imah Khalid failed in her bid to permanently regain her passport.
High Court judge Datuk Ahmad Bache today dismissed the wife of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin's application today.
On Jan 23, Na'imah surrendered her passport at the Sessions Court as part of her bail condition when she was charged with failing to declare her assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
According to the charge sheet, Na'imah failed to comply with an MACC notice to declare her assets such as:
* Companies — Ilham Tower Sdn Bhd and Ilham Baru Sdn Bhd;
* Luxury vehicles — Mercedes Benz EQC400 and Mercedes Benz 500SL;
* Properties — Menara Ilham, a residence in Bukit Tunku, four freehold pieces of land and buildings near Bukit Tunku as well as freehold land and a building near Jalan Anthinahapan and Cantoment Road in Penang.
The offence falls under Section 36(2) of the MACC Act which carries a maximum five years' imprisonment and RM100,000 fine upon conviction.
The 67-year-old was released on RM250,000 bail with one surety.
A week later, her 85-year-old husband was also charged with a similar offence involving one bank account, seven luxury vehicles, 38 companies, and 25 properties at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on Dec 13, last year.
Na'imah and her two sons, Amir and Amin, on Jan 10, were summoned to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya to have their statements recorded.
MACC had said this was done to ascertain the worth of some of the high-value assets in the country and abroad held under the companies belonging to the family in relation to the probe on Daim.
The commission had said a notice was served to Daim under Section 36(1)(a) of the MACC Act 2009, on June 7 last year, while his family members were served notices under Section 36(1)(b) of the same act.
