PUTRAJAYA: The prosecution will appeal an appellate court decision allowing Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to submit new evidence in her RM1.25bil solar hybrid project corruption case.
Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar (pic) confirmed when contacted on Friday (Sept 4) that the prosecution would file the appeal.
"It merits an appeal to the Federal Court. We will file it as soon as possible," he said.
Under the law, a notice of appeal must be filed within 14 days of the court’s decision.
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On Tuesday (Sept 1), a three-man bench of the Court of Appeal comprising Justices Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli, Datuk Dr Choo Kah Sing and K. Muniandy allowed Rosmah’s application to submit additional evidence in her appeal against her corruption conviction and sentence.
The court ordered that the additional evidence be obtained from prosecution witness Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah through further cross-examination and re-examination.
It also ordered that any other evidence to be introduced by either the defence or prosecution must be related to Rayyan Radzwill’s additional evidence.
The court further ordered that the additional evidence be recorded before a new High Court judge within two weeks of the case management, which is scheduled for Sept 10.
Rosmah, the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, had sought to adduce additional evidence comprising a police report and a statutory declaration affirmed by Rayyan Radzwill, who had alleged that he was subjected to prosecutorial pressure during the trial.
On Sept 1, 2022, the High Court convicted Rosmah on three corruption charges under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
She was found guilty of soliciting RM187.5mil and accepting RM6.5mil in bribes from former Jepak Holdings managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin through her former aide, Datuk Rizal Mansor.
The bribes were an inducement for Rosmah to assist Jepak Holdings in securing the RM1.25bil solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak from the Education Ministry.
Rosmah was sentenced to 10 years’ jail on each charge, to run concurrently, and fined RM970mil. She was granted a stay of execution pending her appeal.
The Court of Appeal has fixed Oct 4 to16 and Oct 19 to 23 for the hearing of her appeal. – Bernama
