KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Daim Zainuddin's medical certificate and his absence at the Sessions Court today became a subject of contention by the prosecution who argued that the former finance minister had not attended proceedings after he was first charged in January.
Today was fixed for judge Azura Alwi to deliver her decision on the prosecution's application for 86-year-old Daim, whose real name is Che Abdul Daim Zainuddin, to undergo a mental evaluation to assess if he is fit to stand trial.
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At the onset of the proceedings today, deputy public prosecutor Law Chin How sought a full medical report from Assunta Hospital on the health condition of Daim, who had also instructed his lawyers to make amendments to an application under Section 30(1) of the Courts of Judicature Act to challenge several law provisions.
Law said they had yesterday received a letter and a medical certificate from the defence stating that Daim had been admitted to the Assunta Hospital.
"However, if we study the MC, there is no reason given as to why Daim was admitted and his illness was not explained.
"If possible, we want the treating doctor to come to court to explain Daim's condition and the nursing sister, who issued the MC, to do the same and explain Daim's admission to the hospital and the date of his discharge.
"We have a strong reason to ask for a full medical report from Assunta Hospital on Daim's health," he said.
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