KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Magistrate’s Court today issued arrest warrants against three individuals, including two sons of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, for failing to comply with notices from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to face charges today.
Magistrate Illi Marisqa Khalizan made the ruling after allowing an application by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mahadi Abdul Jumaat for arrest warrants to be issued against Muhammed Amir Zainuddin, 31, Muhammed Amin Zainuddin, 28, and businesswoman Josephine Premla.
“I am satisfied that the named individuals had knowledge of the notices issued by the MACC, but still failed to present themselves. The prosecution’s application has merit, and therefore, the arrest warrants are issued,” she said.
Yesterday, MACC, in a statement, said it would take firm action, including initiating a Red Notice against Daim’s two sons for failing to appear to give statements to the commission despite three notices being issued.
Josephine also failed to appear without a reasonable excuse despite being directed to do so by MACC.
However, the court allowed an application by lawyer Nizamuddin Hamid, who represented the three individuals, to temporarily stay the execution of the arrest warrants until the defence filed an application to set aside the warrants at the High Court and the decision on the stay.
Illi Marisqa said that in the case, notices under Section 30 of the MACC Act had been given by MACC to the lawyer and were sufficient to provide knowledge to his clients regarding MACC’s intention to conduct investigations.
“I agree that the first notice issued on February 13, 2026, for the named individuals to appear on February 14, 2026, was too short, but I believe the named individuals had knowledge of the matter based on a letter written on their behalf by their lawyer dated February 16, 2026.
“MACC had allowed an application for an extension of time and gave a date of March 11, 2026, which was approximately three weeks after the first date the named individuals were supposed to appear. However, through a letter from the lawyer dated March 9, 2026, it was stated that they could not attend and were only prepared to appear on March 30, 2026.
“MACC then gave a final date of April 6, 2026, as an extension, which I believe was about three weeks for the named individuals to attend. However, through a letter dated April 4, 2026, the named individuals stated they could not attend due to the reasons given and requested a date in July 2026 for their attendance. Therefore, MACC filed this application for arrest warrants in court,” said Illi Marisqa. — Bernama
