Rosmah's money laundering trial transferred to High Court
Rosmah Mansor's application to transfer her trial on 17 money laundering charges from the Sessions Court to the Kuala Lumpur High Court has been allowed.
Rosmah is the wife of former premier Najib Abdul Razak.
Her lawyer Geethan Ram Vincent, who made the application, said this was in the interest of justice...
Rosmah Mansor's application to transfer her trial on 17 money laundering charges from the Sessions Court to the Kuala Lumpur High Court has been allowed.
Rosmah is the wife of former premier Najib Abdul Razak.
Her lawyer Geethan Ram Vincent, who made the application, said this was in the interest of justice.
Lead appointed prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram did not object.
"I take the view that the transfer is to fulfil the end of justice and therefore I allow the application," said High Court Judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
Rosmah is facing 12 charges for depositing RM7.1 million into her personal accounts from 2013 until 2017, and another five charges for not declaring the deposits in her income tax statements.
All charges are under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (Amla).
Section 4(1) carries a sentence of up to 15 years' jail and a fine five times the amount of the sum involved or RM5 million, whichever is higher.
The former premier's wife has claimed trial to all charges.
Earlier this week, Rosmah's lawyers had indicated that they want to transfer this case to the High Court.
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