Kuala Lampur, May 25 -- The High Court on Friday dismissed the prosecution's bid for a prohibition order (PO) on approximately RM544 million allegedly owned by Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid, her son, and seven others in bank accounts in Singapore.

High Court Judge Mohd Arief Emran Arifin made the ruling after finding that the prosecution had failed to satisfy the threshold of Section 53 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activity Act 2001(AMLATFPUA).

"Hence, the application is dismissed," the judge ruled.

The dismissal of the prosecution's bid for the PO may be contrasted with the grant of a PO in the case of Public Prosecutor v Tarek Obaid & Ors decided in March 2025 against two bank accoun...