KUALA LUMPUR – Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor got her passport back temporarily after the high court here allowed her to go to Singapore to visit her daughter, who is about to give birth.
The order was granted by judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan after hearing the application from Rosmah’s lawyers while the prosecution did not object, reported Malay Mail.
“The applicant’s passport is to be returned to her, on October 15, today itself, and must be returned on or before December 6, with the condition that the applicant can only leave the country to Singapore from October 22, and must return to Malaysia on or before November 21,” he was quoted as saying.
The application, filed on Tuesday, stated Rosmah wanted to be with her daughter, Nooryana Najwa, who is expecting a child in Singapore.
Rosmah, who is the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, added that Nooryana has a history of complications during delivery, and that she wanted to be there to provide assistance and emotional support.
Nooryana lives in Singapore with her husband, Daniyar Kessikbayev, Married in 2015, Kessikbayev is the nephew of former Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev, who ruled the country for almost 30 years before stepping down in March 2019.
Rosmah’s passport was impounded when she was charged with soliciting RM187.5 million, as well as two counts of receiving RM6.5 million in bribes.
The monies were allegedly an inducement to help Jepak Holdings secure a solar hybrid project and the genset/diesel maintenance and operation for Sarawak schools through direct negotiations with the Education Ministry.
The offences were allegedly committed at Lygon Café at Sunway Putra Mall in Jalan Putra here; her residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta; and, Seri Perdana in Presint 10, Putrajaya, between January 2016 and September 2017.
The charges are framed under Section 6(a)(A) of the MACC Act and punishable under Section 24(1) of the same Act, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than fives times the amount of the bribe, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction. – The Vibes, October 15, 2021
