KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has yet to decide on the late Tun Daim Zainuddin's criminal charge for failing to declare his assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
A source close to the AGC said the prosecutors will discuss the matter with the MACC before taking further action.
"We have yet to receive any decision from the Attorney-General.
"As stated by MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki yesterday, further action will be decided after consultations between the MACC and relevant parties," said the source.
In a separate matter, the court has yet to prepare the grounds of judgment for Daim's application to have his case tried together with his wife, Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid.
The former finance minister's lawyer requested a date to seek instructions from the family regarding the appeal.
The court then set Jan 15 next year for the next case management.
On Jan 23, Na'imah was charged with failing to comply with a notice by not declaring her property, including Menara Ilham and several properties around Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Daim, whose real name is Che Abdul Daim Zainuddin, was also charged under the same offence after he failed to declare his assets, such as one bank account, seven luxury vehicles, 38 companies, and 25 properties.
The offence falls under Section 36(2) of the MACC Act which carries a maximum five years' imprisonment and RM100,000 fine upon conviction.
Daim died yesterday. He was 68.
The businessman turned politician was finance minister from 1984 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2001.