Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, arrived in court on Thursday to hear the verdict on charges against her of seeking bribes in ...
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A court in Kuala Lumpur finds Rosmah Mansor guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts.
Najib lost power in May 2018 — the first time that his United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party had lost an election since independence — amid public anger over the multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB. Prosecutors say she sought a payment of 187.5 million Malaysian ringgit ($41.8m) in return for helping the Malaysian firm, Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd, get the government contract. The 70 year old did not speak to reporters.
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was found guilty of corruption on Thursday (Sep 1).
Judge Mohamed Zaini stated that he has always written his own court judgments. The article also wrote that the judgment was not prepared by the judge himself but rather prepared on his behalf. The court case started in February 2020 and ended on Feb 23 this year, after 42 days of trial. “To me, the courtroom is where we get justice. She will be allowed to remain on her current bail of RM2 million. The accused has been found guilty of all three charges.”
KUALA LUMPUR: An emotional Rosmah Mansor maintained her innocence despite being convicted for corruption. “I am a victim,” the wife of former prime minister ...
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KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in making a statement from the dock in her corruption trial at the High Court, here, tearfully said she was saddened ...
"I did not even know the total cost of the project was that much... "I am a victim... "I have also never influenced my husband... corruption is a very serious offence," he said. never ever did I touch a single sen." I want to leave this court in a good way. that is the way I was brought up. "I don't want to say anything more. I was once the first lady of this country." I am telling you this. She said she also felt proud to have contributed in many ways to the improvement of children in the country. "I have always told my lawyers to always speak to the truth...
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysia's ex-premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year ...
The full-fledged department, which set critics' tongues wagging, was tasked with handling Rosmah's operational needs. He is currently on trial over four additional charges. Prosecutors said Rosmah had sought a 187.5 million-ringgit ($41.8 million) bribe and received 6.5 million ringgit for helping a company secure a solar power project for rural schools in the Malaysian part of Borneo during her husband's rule.
KUALA LUMPUR: All eyes will be on the High Court here today (Sept 1) as it is scheduled to give the verdict on the case involving Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor ...
The "leaked judgment", which made up the subject in the notice of motion to recuse the judge, he says, is not a written judgment at all. He says the prosecution has filed in an affidavit-in-reply, which the defence said it has not seen yet. 9:42am: High Court judge Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan says the defence has filed a certificate of urgency to the notice of motion with 15 grounds why the application needs to be heard expeditiously. He says the date of task given on the document is June 24. "The two documents are not an attempt to influence the decision of the court. "That is the most apt description for Raja Petra's post....trash. He did not mince his words when he makes a direct reference to Raja Petra Kamaruddin, the owner of the portal. "Then the one that merely nails it... Thirdly, his views alter according to how he is paid," says Sri Ram. "At issue here, is whether the system of judicial research which has been accepted and employed in several countries, such as the US, Australia and Singapore... I will deliver my decision (on the recusal application) after lunch," Justice Zaini says. 12:30pm: Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram makes his reply to the defence's submission.
A Malaysian court on Thursday found Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for ...
Prosecutors say Rosmah sought a bribe of 187.5 million ringgit ($41.80 million), and received 6.5 million ringgit from an official of the company that won the project. The charges carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of at least five times the amount of the bribe, although Rosmah could seek a stay on sentencing by the Kuala Lumpur High Court pending appeals to higher courts. Rosmah, 70, had pleaded not guilty to three charges of soliciting and receiving bribes between 2016 and 2017 to help a company secure a $279 million solar power supply project from the government when her husband was in power.
Jagjit Singh said the fine imposed on his client Rosmah Mansor is the largest in Malaysian legal history.
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor was today sentenced to 10 years' jail for each of the three corruption charges involving the RM1.25 billion project ...
corruption is a very serious offence," he said. He said Rosmah had an unblemished character and had done service to the nation as the wife of the prime minister, especially in helping young children who were not given education. He added that Rosmah's branchild, the Permata programme to help underprivileged children, was something no other wife of any prime minister in the country had ever done. Earlier, Rosmah who made a statement from the dock, urged the judge to be compassionate. He called on the judge to sentence Rosmah to just a day's jail and a minimum fine. She was ordered to serve the sentences concurrently.
Rosmah Mansor, Malaysia's former first lady who was found guilty of graft on Thursday, has been widely mocked in the past over her reported taste for luxury ...
Police described the haul as the biggest in Malaysia's history. run the country?" Najib became prime minister in 2009, and Rosmah made headlines two years later for the establishment of a new unit under the prime minister's office known as "FLOM", an acronym for First Lady of Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor amassed hundreds of expensive Hermes Birkin handbags and diamond jewellery when her husband Najib Razak was Malaysia's prime ...
It is also embarrassing for Malaysians when other countries make fun of the sloppy wife of Malaysia's prime minister," Rosmah said in her autobiography, defending her tastes. Despite her lavish tastes, Rosmah came from humble beginnings. The Wall Street Journal reported that she spent at least US$6 million between 2008 and 2015 on shopping sprees in London, New York and elsewhere. Riza later agreed with US and Malaysian investigators to return some of the assets acquired from stolen 1MDB funds, and the case brought against him in Malaysia was dropped. Low became a fugitive, and his whereabouts are unknown. Part of it was delivered in two bags filled with cash at the couple's residence, they say.
Her conviction by the High Court came just nine days after her husband Najib Razak, Malaysia's former premier, began serving a 12-year jail term for offences ...
Police described the haul as the biggest in Malaysia’s history. run the country?” Najib became prime minister in 2009, and Rosmah made headlines two years later for the establishment of a new unit under the prime minister’s office known as “FLOM”, an acronym for First Lady of Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here yesterday sentenced Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to a total of 30 years' jail and RM970 million fine, in default 10 year...
Aug 30, 2022 - The High Court dismissed Rosmah’s fresh bid to disqualify Sri Ram as senior DPP in her corruption trial. May 27, 2022 - Rosmah failed in a final bid to nullify her corruption trial and to remove Sri Ram as the lead prosecutor in the case. June 27, 2022 - Rosmah once again filed an application to challenge the appointment of Sri Ram as senior DPP in her corruption trial and to nullify the entire trial proceedings since 2018. Dec 6, 2021 - Rosmah failed in her bid to nullify her corruption trial and to remove Sri Ram as the lead prosecutor in the case. Sept 24, 2021 - The High Court dismissed Rosmah’s application to nullify her corruption trial and to disqualify Sri Ram as the lead prosecutor in the case. May 7, 2021 - Rosmah filed an application to declare the trial proceedings in the High Court as a nullity centred around the validity of a letter appointing former federal court judge Sri Ram as ad-hoc DPP in the case.
COMMENT | To the rest of the world, the self-styled, former First Lady of Malaysia (FLOM) Rosmah Mansor lived an almost fairy-tale existence.
Her personal intervention eclipsed the role of many government ministers. During the Arab Spring uprising, she put then foreign minister Anifah Aman to shame when she boasted that her close ties with the Saudi royals enabled her to arrange a safe passage home for Malaysian students stranded in Egypt. She dined with heads of state, partied with European royals, holidayed with Arab princes and invited Hollywood stars to Sri Perdana.
Clever Voter: The real victim is not Rosmah Mansor, but the society. The country has been on a slippery slope, even laughed at by our Asean neighbours. Rosmah ...
The above is a selection of comments posted by Malaysiakini subscribers. Whatever it is, this is a criminal matter that has to be dealt with by the police. The lawyer must be joking to suggest a prison time of one day for Rosmah's crimes. Join the Malaysiakini community and help set the news agenda. But thank you to the court for this small comfort. Federal Bakery: It is right to point out similarities between now and 1988. This group of vultures appear to be regrouping to once again run a lawless administration. You must give a High Court judge more credit than being swayed by the last document he seen prepared by someone else. Such members attempted every item in the ‘Book of Tricks’ but fortunately, we had a judge of stern mettle who did not cower. The rest, as you well know, is history. The judiciary did the right thing. The country has been on a slippery slope, even laughed at by our Asean neighbours.
Azrene Ahmad, the daughter from Rosmah Mansor's previous marriage, says she will continue to keep her mother in her prayers.
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High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan says it was clear that Rosmah gave Najib instructions on government affairs.
"That changed when Saidi called Rizal and passed the phone to Mahdzir. He was not wrong," he added. "Najib was adamant and told him to carry out his instructions. It is indeed amazing that a contract worth RM1.25 billion could simply be awarded merely by penning minutes without going through the expected procedures that will serve to check and balance," he added. He did not want to circumvent the education ministry's procedure. The accused attempted to downplay the conversation in the recording by relating it to a typical discussion between a husband and wife. There is no reason for Madinah to concoct a lie to implicate the accused. "From my observation, Mahdzir steadfastly denied all the accusations. "I say this with the greatest of respect, but it is apparent that the accused dominates Najib. "She has a steely character and would not hesitate to admonish anyone. However, it was no ordinary conversation between spouses, for it was about government affairs," said the judge. No fewer than three witnesses, namely Rizal Mansor (former aide of Rosmah), former education minister Mahdzir Khalid and the ministry’s then secretary-general Madinah Mohamed, have positively identified the voices in the recording as those of Najib and the accused.
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was sentenced to 10 years in jail and a fine of RM970 million (US$216 million) after ...
Despite pressure from Rizal, Saidi and Rayyan, Mahdzir refused to deviate from the course of action taken by his ministry. However, Najib was adamant and told him to carry out his instructions. It is clear from the audio recording that the accused gave instructions to Najib on government affairs. Saidi delivered the letters to Mahdzir personally the following day. Aazmey agreed to help and delivered a proposal letter from Saidi to Najib. In addition, he instructed the new Education Ministry secretary-general, Alias Ahmed, to expedite payments to Jepak. According to the judgment, Saidi and his business partner Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah had met up with Rizal In early 2016. “Mem” was a reference to Rosmah. It was also Rizal who arranged for the two handovers of cash from Saidi to Rosmah. “The accused appears to be dignified and thinks very highly of herself. Saidi had earlier withdrawn the money from a Maybank branch in Medan Tuanku. If corruption is left unbridled, our society will come to accept it as a way of life or business,” he wrote.
The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was "far too clever" to demand for bribery herself, the court found.
Despite pressure from Rizal, Saidi and Rayyan, Mahdzir refused to deviate from the course of action taken by his ministry. However, Najib was adamant and told him to carry out his instructions. It is clear from the audio recording that the accused gave instructions to Najib on government affairs. Saidi delivered the letters to Mahdzir personally the following day. Aazmey agreed to help and delivered a proposal letter from Saidi to Najib. In addition, he instructed the new Education Ministry secretary-general, Alias Ahmed, to expedite payments to Jepak. According to the judgment, Saidi and his business partner Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah had met up with Rizal In early 2016. “Mem” was a reference to Rosmah. It was also Rizal who arranged for the two handovers of cash from Saidi to Rosmah. “The accused appears to be dignified and thinks very highly of herself. Saidi had earlier withdrawn the money from a Maybank branch in Medan Tuanku. If corruption is left unbridled, our society will come to accept it as a way of life or business,” he wrote.