Thursday hearing on bid to halt fresh evidence in Rosmah’s case

The Court of Appeal in Malaysia is set to hear the prosecution's request to halt the recording of fresh evidence in Rosmah Mansor's appeal against her corruption conviction. The hearing, scheduled for Thursday at 9am, comes a week after the Kuala Lumpur High Court fixed the date for the additional evidence to be recorded on September 17.

Rosmah's lawyers are expected to cross-examine prosecution witness Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah, followed by the prosecution's re-examination. A court document confirms the Court of Appeal's decision to hold the stay application hearing on Thursday. The prosecution had filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision to allow Rosmah to adduce fresh evidence and subsequently sought a stay of the order.

Rosmah, wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, was convicted in September 2022 of soliciting RM187.5 million from a former Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd executive and receiving RM5 million from the same individual. She was sentenced to 10 years in jail and a RM970 million fine, with an additional 10 years in jail if she fails to pay the fine.