PETALING JAYA: The wife of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin has lodged a police report alleging abuse of power in the highest levels of government.

"I am here today representing my husband. He is unable to travel to the police station to lodge this report himself due to his physical condition," said Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid.

She was speaking to reporters after lodging a police report at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters.

Na'imah's report follows a Bloomberg report citing sources which claimed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was instructed to investigate Daim as well as former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his sons.

According to the report, the instruction was purportedly given by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, a claim the Prime Minister's Office has denied.

On Friday, MACC also denied receiving directives on its investigations.

The commission said all enforcement actions were taken "without fear or favour" and interference from any party.

Na'imah was accompanied by her lawyers Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetaj Singh Sohanpal.

Rajesh said they were calling for a fair and independent probe.

"We are calling for an investigation knowing full well that the police report lodged by our client implicates the highest officers of the land."

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