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Land registered under Daim, Mahathir, Musa, Sanusi transferred to Umno.???

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today ordered the transfer of a 9,723sq m parcel of land in the capital to Umno.

The order was issued by Judge Roz Mawar Rozain after Umno's counsel, Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun, informed the court that Umno and the Federal Territory Land and Mines Office had reached a settlement for the land to be transferred.

In her consent judgment, Roz Mawar said the property, identified as Grant 78154, Lot 40, Section 51, Kuala Lumpur & registered under (Tun) Daim Zainuddin, Datuk (now Tun) Musa Hitam, Datuk Seri (now Tun) Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri (later Tan Sri) Sanusi Junid as trustees, was held in trust for the benefit of Umno. "The land registered under the names of trustees shall be vested & registered under Umno with full rights, interest &  ownership in accordance with Section 9(b) of the Societies Act 1966. 

"The Federal Territory Registrar of Titles or Land Administrator must execute and register the vesting of the said land within 30 days, pursuant to Section 420 of the National Land Code 1965," she said. Speaking to reporters later, Hafarizam said the land was better known as the site of the Seri Pacific Hotel. "With this order, all issues surrounding the ownership of (the hotel) are resolved," he said. On the trustees' alleged refusal to transfer ownership, Hafarizam said the court's order put the matter to rest. "This ruling renders the ongoing polemic over whether the trustees signed the transfer moot. The court granted our application with the Land and Mines Office's consent, allowing the property to be transferred from the four trustees to Umno," he said.

He added that order takes effect immediately & must be implemented within 30 days. On March 6, Umno executive secretary Datuk Mohd Sumali Reduan filed an originating summons naming the Federal Territory Land and Mines registrar as sole defendant. In the
suit, Umno sought a court order for ownership of land to be transferred to party pursuant to Clause 27.1 of Umno's Constitution & Section 9 of the Societies Act 1966. Umno asked Federal Territory Registrar of Titles or Land Administrator execute transfer by entering a memorial in land title document.

In his supporting affidavit, Sumali said based on Form Schedule 17, application for consent to transfer dated Oct 27, 2015, had been signed by all 4 trustees, along with a statutory declaration dated Oct 22, 2015. "Two of the trustees have since passed away — Sanusi on March 9, 2018, and Daim on Nov 13, 2024. Daim's death was widely reported across offline and online platforms, including social media, news portals, newspapers, radio and television," said Hazira. Sumali added that Umno's office bearers, including its president, deputy president and secretary-general, had agreed via a statutory declaration dated Dec 10, 2015, to re-register the land under the party's name.