Rosmah’s RM67.5m jewellery bill: No pause button, Court of Appeal rules

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has been denied a full halt to a RM67.5 million payment to Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL in a recent Court of Appeal ruling. The High Court has ordered the conditional stay, with the payment scheduled to be deposited within a month of the August 12th judgement. Rosmah's lawyer, Datuk David Gurupatham, claimed the jeweller was prepared to collect the full amount.

The dispute began with a June High Court ruling ordering Rosmah responsible for 43 missing pieces of jewellery from a 2018 police raid. Rosmah sought to pause the payment while she appealed her main case against 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). She pledged not to dispose of luxury goods worth approximately RM600 million connected to that 1MDB claim.

However, her lawyer argued that the value of 1MDB-linked assets was unverified and that ownership of the jewellery remained unproven. The Court of Appeal found no grounds for an unconditional stay, stating that Rosmah's 1MDB undertaking only covered a specific list of items and not her full asset picture. Of the 44 jewellery pieces initially involved, only one has been recovered so far. Her main appeal is scheduled for March 25, 2027, and she must pay RM30,000 in costs.