“MACC has never made any official statements accusing Daim of committing any wrongdoing.

“Concerning his case, we initiated an investigation in February 2023 based on information from the Pandora Papers.

“On June 7, 2023, he was served a notice under Section 36(1)(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, requesting him to declare all his assets, both domestic and foreign, in writing and by oath within 30 days from the date of the notice,” the agency said in a statement today.

MACC said Daim requested five extensions – granted on July 6, Aug 10, Sept 11, Oct 11 and Nov 14 – to demands for him to declare all his assets.

It said the public prosecutor issued a seizure notice for Ilham Tower on Dec 18 under Section 38 (1) of the MACC Act 2009.

“Daim is being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 and Section 4 (1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001,” it said.

However, MACC said it is working according to the principle of “presumption of innocence” in law, and those involved could clear their names if the case is brought to court.

On Dec 28, Daim hit out at Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and MACC amid the “purported” investigation against him and his family, which he described as a “witch-hunt”.

Daim claimed he had not been informed of his alleged offence. He said there had been an “organised effort” to discredit him by releasing misinformation and “baseless insinuations”.

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