Rosmah pressured Dr Madinah to expedite solar project application, court told


KUALA LUMPUR: Former education ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad told the High Court on Thursday (Feb 13) that the ministry received pressure from several individuals to expedite the approval process to award Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd with the solar hybrid project contract in Sarawak.

Madinah, who is sixth prosecution witness to Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's corruption trial here, said that among the individuals were Rosmah herself, her former aide Datuk Rizal Mansor, and Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah, who is the business partner to Jepak Holdings managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin.

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