Law firm Raj & Sach said statements by the federal police had created a misleading impression about their clients’ level of cooperation with investigators.
“In reality, legal counsel responded in writing on the exact day the police notice was received. Our clients remain fully contactable and cooperative through their lawyers,” they said in a statement today.
The lawyers also criticised the use of Section 124B of the Penal Code, saying the investigation started from a police report made by a former employee who had been dismissed from Naimah’s team.
They said the investigation, which was based on “a terminated employee’s grievances”, reflected a lapse in proper due diligence and resulted in the wastage of public resources, including the statements taken from 17 individuals.
The lawyers also warned against applying Sosma, a law designed for terrorism and national security threats, to what they described as a groundless employment dispute.
On May 26, Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director M Kumar said police had been trying to contact Naimah since the probe began.
He said checks with the immigration department showed that Naimah and her two sons, Amir and Amin Zainuddin Daim, were not in the country.
Earlier this year, Naimah denied any involvement in an attempt to destabilise the government, calling the allegations “false and preposterous”.
She said the police report was filed by a “disgruntled” former member of her proposed communications team in July 2025, who was terminated for allegedly poor performance and later made monetary demands.
The report claimed that Daim’s family members had engaged a UK-based firm to pressure the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with the help of international media.
The allegations followed news reports by Bloomberg claiming that then MACC chief Azam Baki held 17.7 million shares in a financial services company and had not publicly declared his assets. Azam denied the claim and is suing Bloomberg for RM100 million in damages.
Last month, the Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court issued arrest warrants for Amir and Amin after they failed to appear at the MACC headquarters to give their statements.