KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, widow of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, has denied claims that she is involved in an attempt to topple the government, calling the allegations “false and preposterous”.
In a statement on Friday, she said the police report, which has since gone viral on social media, was filed by an individual who had offered his services in July 2025 as part of a proposed communications team but was later terminated due to poor performance. She added that the individual subsequently attempted to make further monetary demands.
“Clearly, this is the conduct of a disgruntled man. Not only are the contents of the report false, but its timing — seven months after the alleged meeting and amid one of the biggest scandals facing the government of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim — points to a desperate attempt to distract from growing calls to remove the person he entrusted, not once, not twice, but three times to lead the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC),” she said.
Earlier, Inspector General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail said the authorities were investigating allegations of a plot to destabilise the government and sabotage national stability involving a prominent local figure and international media agencies.
According to the viral police report, the complainant alleged a scheme by a group planning to use at least five international media outlets to pressure Anwar and MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki. Lobbyists in countries including the UK and the US were reportedly engaged to influence Malaysian authorities, and the effort was tied to attempts to have charges in MACC investigations dropped.
Questioning the claims
Na’imah challenged the logic of the allegations, noting that the first Bloomberg report on alleged abuse of power at the MACC by Anwar and Azam Baki in September 2024 predated the alleged meeting by 10 months.
She called suggestions that she attempted to destabilise the government “laughable,” insisting she had never engaged in or supported any effort to topple an elected administration.
Nai’mah questioned how a government could be toppled with the help of international media or a public relations firm, and asked since seeking professional PR advice became a crime.
“While I am flattered by the claim that I was behind the investigative report by Bloomberg, I do not wish to take credit away from those who truly put their journalistic skills and talents to work to uncover the shocking allegations surrounding the MACC chief,” she said.
“Finally, it is absurd to suggest that pointing out corruption and abuse of power at the highest levels of government is an attempt to topple the government. I reserve all my legal rights in respect of these false and damaging allegations,” she said.