KOTA KINABALU: Funds raised for the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir were audited in April last year, lawyer Shahlan Jufri said.

Representing Zara Qairina's mother, Noraidah Lamat, he said questions were still being raised about the funds.

He added that Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Marhamah Rosli had announced last year that the amount collected stood at just over RM200,000, not more than RM1 million.

"Those funds have been audited. My client and the team also appointed an independent accountant to audit them to ensure the money would not be used for purposes other than the inquest.