The Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed the prosecution's application for an access restriction order on RM544-548 million allegedly held by Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, her son Muhammed Amir Zainuddin, two other individuals, and five related companies in Singapore bank accounts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
The funds targeted consist of approximately GBP21 million (about RM121 million) and USD99 million (about RM423 million) in investment funds held overseas [1, 2, 3, 5, 6].
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) filed the ex parte application on June 19, 2025, seeking to restrain these assets under Section 53 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA/AMLATFPUAA 2001) [1, 2, 3, 5, 6].
High Court judge Datuk Mohd Arief Emran Arifin ruled that the prosecution failed to meet the threshold of proof required under Section 53 and dismissed the application. He said, "The test for Section 53 of the AMLA Act is not fulfilled. Therefore, the application is dismissed" and reiterated, "The threshold of proof required under Section 53 of Amlatfpuaa has not been met. Therefore, the application is rejected" [1, 3].
MACC confirmed it will file a notice of appeal against the ruling and has informed the Attorney General’s Chambers. The commission stated, "Following the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision, the MACC will file a notice of appeal soon, and the matter has been brought to the attention of the Attorney General’s Chambers" [2, 4, 6].
The case involves significant overseas assets linked to Na’imah and her son, along with other involved parties [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]. The exact estimated value of the assets varies slightly among sources, listed between RM544 million and RM548 million [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
MACC’s appeal filing is expected between May 22 and May 23, 2026, following the dismissal of its application today [2, 4, 6].
