Mahdzir: I was pressured by Rosmah


KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) wielded her authority and influence as the wife of a prime minister to pressure the then-education minister to approve Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd’s solar hybrid project in Sarawak, the High Court heard.

The second day of Rosmah’s solicitation of bribery and graft trial saw Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid revealing the details of the pressure he faced to approve the solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.

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