PETALING JAYA: Despite being acquitted by the High Court of money laundering and tax evasion charges, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is still embroiled in several other court cases.
The most prominent case is the RM1.25bil solar hybrid corruption case, currently at the Court of Appeal.
Rosmah is seeking to overturn her conviction and sentence in this graft case.
In 2018, she pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting RM187.5mil and receiving bribes totalling RM6.5mil from Jepak Holdings' former managing director, Saidi Abang Samsudin.
On Sept 1, 2022, she was found guilty of three corruption charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison for each charge, with the sentences to run concurrently.
She was also fined RM970mil; failure to pay would result in an additional 30 years in jail.
The High Court granted her a stay of execution for the prison term and fine pending her appeal.
In addition to the corruption charges, Rosmah faces two other lawsuits.
On May 9, 1MDB, SRC International Sdn Bhd and nine subsidiaries filed a civil lawsuit against Rosmah and another individual, seeking US$346mil allegedly used to purchase luxury items like jewellery, watches and handbags.
The case will proceed under a different judge after Judicial Commissioner Leong Wai Hong recused himself.
On May 29, 2023, Global Royalty filed a lawsuit claiming Rosmah falsely alleged that 44 pieces of jewellery sent to her were seized by Malaysian authorities under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
The jeweller contended that Rosmah, the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, blamed the Malaysian government for the missing jewellery.
The company initially sued Rosmah on June 26, 2018, demanding the return of the jewellery or US$14.79mil payment, but withdrew the suit in 2019.
The trial is scheduled for June 2 to 6, 2025, after the High Court dismissed Rosmah's application to stay the proceedings.
