KUALA LUMPUR: Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid has questioned the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's continuation of its probe against her late husband, Tun Daim Zainuddin.
She said the courts had recently acquitted Daim but MACC still wanted to continue probing the deceased under Section 23 of the MACC Act.
The section refers to using office or position for gratification.
MACC statement on its ongoing probe came just two days after his acquittal and less than a week after his passing.
Na'imah rejected claims of a foreign "money trail," stressing that lawful assets, whether held locally or abroad, are the result of legitimate hard work.
"The courts have acquitted Daim. Is the government not respecting the decisions of the courts?
"Furthermore, what 'money trail'? To investigate a 'money trail,' there must first be a corruption offence committed.
"If there is no offence, then assets held in Malaysia or elsewhere are lawful and the result of hard work," she said in a statement.
Na'imah said that since the middle of last year, Daim had written multiple times to the MACC, seeking clarification on the alleged offence but never received a response.
The Sessions Court on Nov 20 acquitted Daim of all charges for failing to declare assets to the MACC.
Judge Azura Alwi made the ruling after hearing submissions from both parties.
She made the ruling under Section 254(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), which stipulates that the court has the authority to decide whether a prosecution's case withdrawal leads to a Discharge Not Amounting to Acquittal (DNAA) or a full acquittal.