DATIN Seri Rosmah Mansor succeeded in her application at the High Court today to postpone the payment of RM67.46 million relating to the loss of 43 pieces of jewellery to Lebanon-based jewellery company Global Royalty Trading SAL.
Judicial Commissioner Marianne Antoinette Ghani allowed the application pending Rosmah's appeal at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya.
However, the court ordered Rosmah to deposit the amount into a joint account held by both parties within one month from the date of the decision.
The order was aimed at protecting the rights of the company in case Rosmah failed in her appeal, besides ensuring that the money remained in Malaysia.
The move would also allow the amount to be returned to the former Prime Minister's wife if her appeal is successful.
On June 10, Rosmah was ordered to pay RM67.46 million to the company after the High Court ruled that she was liable for the loss of 43 pieces of jewellery received on consignment in 2018.
Judge Datuk Quay Chew Soon found a prima facie case that Rosmah was negligent in failing to return the jewellery to its owner, in addition to failing to discharge her duties as a trustee to ensure its safety.
Accordingly, the court allowed Global Royalty's claim and ordered Rosmah to pay RM67,461,027.37, equivalent to US$14.5 million, within one month from the date of the decision.
On March 29, 2023, the company filed a lawsuit against Rosmah, claiming that she had misrepresented that all the jewelry items, including a diamond necklace, earrings, rings, bracelets and a tiara, had been seized by Malaysian authorities under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
Global Royalty claimed that only one of the 44 pieces of jewellery was in police custody, while the remaining 43 were never recorded as being in the custody of the authorities.
The company also claimed that Rosmah was trying to place responsibility for the loss on the Malaysian Government, when in fact the jewellery items could not be traced. – August 12, 2026
