Prosecution wants Daim to undergo mental evaluation

Prosecutors want former finance minister Daim Zainuddin to undergo a mental evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial for his asset declaration case.

Deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin told the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today that Assunta Hospital in Selangor reported the 86-year-old as having suffered multiple strokes.

The prosecutor noted the private hospital’s examination found...