I sleep with Najib, don’t need others if I really wanted bribes: Rosmah
Rosmah Mansor testified that if she had wanted bribes, she would have just asked her husband Najib Abdul Razak to do so rather than rely on others.
The wife of the former prime minister told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today this when refuting testimony from her alleged former aide, Rizal Mansor, that she ordered him to solicit millions of ringgit in kickbacks.
During the corruption trial linked to...
Rosmah Mansor testified that if she had wanted bribes, she would have just asked her husband Najib Abdul Razak to do so rather than rely on others.
The wife of the former prime minister told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today this when refuting testimony from her alleged former aide, Rizal Mansor, that she ordered him to solicit millions of ringgit in kickbacks.
During the corruption trial linked to the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid energy project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak, accused Rosmah rubbished Rizal’s oral evidence that she asked him to obtain RM5 million and RM1.5 million in bribes.
Rizal previously testified that he collected the bribes for her, to ensure the contract for the project was awarded to company Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd.
“I never asked Rizal to negotiate on my behalf for the RM1.5 million and RM5 million. (Hypothetically) I would have never asked him as he was just staff.
“If I wanted to, why go to Rizal? I sleep with my husband (Najib), I could have told him (Najib) to do it,” Rosmah replied during re-examination by defence counsel Akberdin Abdul Kader.
The accused further claimed that Rizal was in a conspiracy with the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to implicate her in the court case.
Rosmah in previous proceedings had contended that Rizal was the real mastermind behind the entire case, and cut a deal with prosecutors for his related graft charges to be dropped in return for his testimony against her.
On Jan 8 last year, the prosecution applied to drop the charges against Rizal, in return for his testimony against Rosmah.
Proceedings before trial judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan is expected to resume on Jan 10 next year.
In relation to the trial before the High Court, Rosmah, 70, is facing three charges under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.
In the first charge, she is accused of soliciting RM187.5 million in bribes from Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd to help secure an Education Ministry project.
The RM1.25 billion project was intended to supply power to 369 rural schools in Sarawak using a combination of solar and diesel energy.
In the second and third charges, she is accused of receiving RM1.5 million and RM5 million in bribes, respectively, as a reward for securing the project.
On Feb 18 this year, the High Court ordered Rosmah to enter her defence, following its finding that the prosecution succeeded in establishing a prima facie case against her.
Today is part of the defence stage of the trial.
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