The prosecution has dropped its appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision last year that acquitted Rosmah Mansor of 12 money laundering charges involving RM7 million and five charges of failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).

A notice sighted by Malaysiakini showed the retraction was made on Nov 9, which meant the appeal is therefore void, as provided under Rule 73 of the Rules of Court of Appeal 1994.

Rosmah’s lawyer Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin told Malaysiakini when contacted that...