Former finance minister Daim Zainuddin’s widow, Naimah Khalid, their two sons, Amir and Amin, and lawyers Amir Zharif Abdullah and Nizamuddin Hamid filed the suit early this year against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail and the government. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has struck out a lawsuit filed by the family of the late former finance minister Daim Zainuddin and two lawyers seeking to stop a police investigation into an alleged plot to topple the government.

Justice Indra Nehru Savandiah allowed the government’s application to strike out the suit, ruling that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action.

Daim’s widow, Naimah Khalid, their two sons, Amir and Amin, and lawyers Amir Zharif Abdullah and Nizamuddin Hamid filed the suit early this year against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail and the government.