Rayuan pendakwaan cabar Rosmah kemuka keterangan baharu tangguh, mahkamah diberitahu

The High Court has set January 14th next year for the management of Rosmah Mansor's next proceedings, following her submission of new evidence in her appeal against the court's decision to allow her to present additional statements and sentencing in the RM1.25 billion hybrid solar project corruption case. Chief Justice Aslam Zainuddin made the decision after being informed that the appeal against the Federal Court's ruling to permit Rosmah to present further statements has not yet been resolved by the Federal Court.

Her lawyers informed the court that the court of appeal had not yet received the reasons for its decision. The court of appeal set a management date of November 25th to update the status of the case, while another mention was set for December 3rd. Deputy Prosecutor Mustaffa P Kunyalam confirmed that the prosecution is also awaiting the court of appeal's reasons before taking the next step in the appeal.

On September 1st, the court of appeal granted Rosmah's request to present additional evidence in her appeal against the corruption charges and sentencing for the RM1.25 billion hybrid solar project case. The additional evidence involved a police report and an official statement from witness Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah, who accused Rosmah of being pressured to give testimony by the prosecution during the trial.

The prosecution filed an appeal to the Federal Court on September 4th to challenge this decision. On September 17th, the court of appeal granted the prosecution's request to delay the enforcement of the order allowing additional evidence to be recorded while awaiting its resolution in the Federal Court. On September 2nd, 2022, Rosmah was charged with wrongdoing for demanding RM187.5 million from former Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd operations manager Saidi Abang Samsudin, with the help of her former personal assistant Rizal Mansor, to help the company secure the hybrid solar project.

She was also found guilty of receiving RM5 million from Saidi via Rizal at Seri Perdana on December 20, 2016, and an additional RM1.5 million at her property on Langgak Duta Street on September 7, 2017. Rosmah was sentenced to 10 years in prison for each of the three charges, with a combined sentence, a RM970 million fine, and an additional 10 years in prison if she fails to pay the fine.

She was given a reprieve on sentencing until the resolution of her appeal against the corruption charges and sentencing.