Rosmah back in court to support Najib in 1MDB trial


KUALA LUMPUR: A day after being convicted on three charges of corruption, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor appeared at the High Court here for the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) audit tampering trial involving her husband, Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Rosmah arrived at the court complex wearing a baju kurung with red and yellow floral print on Friday (Sept 2).

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Their daughter Nooryana Najwa and her son arrived separately.

Rosmah, 71, and Nooryana have never failed to appear in court for all the proceedings involving Najib.

Najib, 69, is accused of abusing his position to order amendments to the 1MDB final audit report to avoid any action being taken against him.

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This is the third proceeding attended by the former prime minister after being ordered to serve a 12-year prison sentence and pay a fine of RM210mil for embezzling RM42mil in funds belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd.

On Thursday (Sept 1), Rosmah was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined RM970mil by the High Court after being found guilty of three corruption charges involving a RM1.25bil solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.

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