Rosmah's second solar project graft case transferred to High Court
Rosmah Mansor's second graft case involving kickbacks received in relation to a solar hybrid project for rural Sarawak schools has been transferred from the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to the High Court.
This came after the High Court judge in Kuala Lumpur, Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali allowed the transfer application by DPP Ahmad Akram Gharib today...
Rosmah Mansor's second graft case involving kickbacks received in relation to a solar hybrid project for rural Sarawak schools has been transferred from the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to the High Court.
This came after the High Court judge in Kuala Lumpur, Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali allowed the transfer application by DPP Ahmad Akram Gharib today.
Akram informed the court that Rosmah, who is the wife of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, no longer objected to the transfer application.
“Through a letter dated June 16, they (Rosmah’s defence team) now have no objection to the transfer of the case (from the Sessions Court) to the High Court.
“Therefore, we (the prosecution) would like to apply for the court to give an order in terms of the application,” he said.
Rosmah's counsel Akberdin Abdul Kader confirmed the defence's position on the issue.
“We confirm the matter and have no objection to the application. We would like the application to be allowed,” Akberdin told the court, as his client looked on from the dock.
On June 20, Rosmah withdrew her appeal against the prosecution's application to transfer her case from the Sessions Court to the High Court.
"As the other cases against the respondent (Rosmah) had been transferred (earlier) to the High Court, the (present transfer) application is not objected to by the respondent. As this case is of public interest, I believe that the present case should be transferred, as per Section 417(1)(e) of the Criminal Procedure Code," Justice Nazlan ruled in allowing the application.
When met after proceedings, Akram said that the prosecution would today head to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to inform its judge, Azura Alwi, about the outcome of the matter at the High Court.
On April 10, Rosmah claimed trial in the Sessions Court to the charge of receiving RM5 million for helping Jepak Holdings obtain an Education Ministry contract.
The RM1.25 billion contract to install solar panels at 369 rural schools in Sarawak was secured through direct negotiation.
Najib Abdul Razak's wife was accused of receiving the kickback from Saidi Abang Samsudin, managing director of Jepak Holdings, via her former aide Rizal Mansor.
Prior to this, Rosmah had also pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court last November to soliciting RM187.5 million, through Rizal, and for receiving an RM1.5 million bribe in relation to the project.
Last October, she was slapped with 17 counts of money laundering involving around RM7.1 million under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
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