PUTRAJAYA – Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s appeal against her conviction, 10 years jail sentence and RM970 million fine for corruption is set for case management on October 5. The case was related to a RM1.25 billion hybrid solar project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.
When contacted, her lawyer, Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader, confirmed the case management date when contacted.
The case management would be held before a Court of Appeal deputy registrar.
On September 1, Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan found Rosmah, the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, guilty of three charges of corruption. He then sentenced her to 10 years in jail for each charge and for all three prison terms to run concurrently.
The judge also fined her RM970 million and if Rosmah, 70, failed to pay the fine, she will be liable for 30 years in jail.
Rosmah was accused of one count of soliciting RM187.5 million and two counts of receiving bribes totalling RM6.5 million from Jepak Holdings’ former managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin.
The high court, however, granted her a stay of execution of the imprisonment term and fine pending her appeal to the Court of Appeal.
Rosmah subsequently filed an appeal against her conviction and sentence on September 2. In her notice of appeal, she said she was not satisfied with the overall decision of the high court judge and wanted to appeal against his decision.
She is also appealing against the high court’s decision to dismiss her application to disqualify Zaini from hearing and deciding on her case.
In his judgment, Zaini held that Rosmah’s defence was just denial and that the RM6.5 million was indeed for her and that she received the money at her residence in Jalan Langgak Duta and Seri Perdana. – Bernama, September 9, 2022
