Justice Arief Emran Arifian granted intervener status to the nine, whose identities were not disclosed, after deputy public prosecutor Mahadi Abdul Jumaat told the court the prosecution had no objections, Berita Harian reported.

Arief also granted the applicants’ request to keep sensitive and personal information about the assets confidential, barring disclosure, access, or sharing with any third party, whether directly or indirectly.

However, certain exceptions were allowed for judges, deputy registrars, prosecutors, and court officers involved in MACC’s application.

The judge also ordered that all terms of the information protection order remain in effect at all times, even after the application is disposed of.

The court fixed March 6 to hear MACC’s application.

The proceedings were also attended by lawyers Gurdial Singh Nijar and Nizamuddin Hamid, representing the nine applicants.