Court of Appeal allows 1MDB to file fresh affidavit in Rosmah injunction case
Bench says High Court judge applied the wrong legal principles in rejecting the application to admit evidence from former defendant Shabnam Naraindas Daswani.
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia has granted permission for 1MDB and 10 other plaintiffs to submit new evidence in their case seeking freezing and proprietary injunctions against Rosmah Mansor. This decision overturns a previous ruling by the High Court, which had ruled against the plaintiffs' attempt to file a supplementary affidavit by Shabnam Naraindas Daswani.
The Court of Appeal, comprising judges Alwi Abdul Wahab, Ismail Brahim, and Leonard David Shim, found that the High Court judge erred in applying the wrong legal principles when making its earlier decision. The plaintiffs argued that the delay in providing the affidavit, which was only completed after a consent order was reached in April 2025, should be taken into account.
The 319-page document, along with eight volumes of exhibits, contained crucial information about luxury goods purchases, communications with businessman Low Taek Jho, and photographs of items allegedly acquired using misappropriated funds. The Court of Appeal concluded that the new evidence was relevant for establishing a serious issue to be tried, a risk of asset dissipation, and addressing Rosmah's claim that the luxury items were gifts.
The plaintiffs will now be allowed to present this evidence, while Rosmah has been ordered to pay RM30,000 in costs.
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