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THE widow of former finance minister Tun Dr Daim Zainuddin is set to seek a gag order from the Sessions Court here to prohibit Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim from making further public statements concerning her and her family, which are alleged to be sub judice.
Counsel for Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, Rajesh Nagarajan, disclosed the intended application during case mention proceedings involving charges of failing to comply with a notice issued by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly not declaring 12 assets located, among others, in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Rajesh said the request for a gag order followed statements allegedly made by the Tambun Member of Parliament in 17 media articles published between January 2024 and July 2025, which he said were prejudicial to Na’imah, who is 69, and her family.
“We are asking the court to issue an order for Anwar to stop making statements that prejudice my client’s rights because the case is still at the mention stage.
“Among the words used in those media reports are ‘sakau’ and ‘stealing billions of ringgit’, which clearly refer to the late Tun Daim and Na’imah,” the lawyer said.
He added that the remarks were also of concern because they could amount to executive interference, given that the statements were not made by an ordinary individual but by a sitting prime minister.
Rajesh said the defence sought a fair trial, but such public attacks had instead caused anxiety, unease and fear, particularly if his client was effectively tried in the court of public opinion before the matter was heard in court.
However, deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry said the prosecution had not received any prior application for a gag order from the defence.
“This morning we were provided with the list of 17 articles, but there was no statement made by the Prime Minister questioning or commenting on a case that is still ongoing in court.
“The remarks referred to were made in general terms and were not intended to question the proceedings before the court,” he said. - February 3, 2026