Tag - Rosmah Mansor

AGC plans to appeal Rosmah’s acquittal

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers intends to challenge the High Court's decision that cleared Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor of money laundering and tax evasion charges. Lead prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib confirmed the plan to appeal following the proceedings on Thursday (Dec 19). Rosmah had filed to quash her 12 charges of money laundering involving more than RM7mil...

Rosmah calls acquittal a ‘meaningful birthday gift’

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court's acquittal in her money laundering and tax evasion case came as a "meaningful gift" during Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's birthday month. The wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was all smiles as she expressed relief at closing this chapter after six years of legal battle. "My lawyers have assured...

Rosmah seeks to recuse judge in 1MDB’s US$346mil luxury goods lawsuit

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is seeking to recuse a High Court judge from hearing a US$346mil lawsuit filed against her by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) due to an alleged conflict of interest. The application was filed through Messrs Reza Rahim & Rajivan on Wednesday (June 26). In the application, Rosmah sought Justice Adlin Abdul Majid,...

Lebanese jeweller fails in bid for summary judgment against Rosmah over missing jewellery

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here dismissed Lebanon-based jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL’s bid to enter into summary judgment against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) in a lawsuit filed by the company to recover 43 pieces of jewellery worth RM67.4mil. Lawyer Rajivan Nambiar, representing Rosmah as the defendant, said Judge Ong Chee Kwan dismissed Global Royalty’s application with...

High Court fixes Dec 13 to hear Rosmah’s application to strike out 17 charges

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has set Dec 13 to hear Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to strike out all 17 graft charges she is currently on trial for. This comes after the court heard during case management on Thursday (Sept 7) that Rosmah’s counsel Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin submitted the application on Wednesday (Sept...

‘Unemployed’ Rosmah received large sums of money in her account, court hears

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution will prove that an "unemployed" Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor received large sums of money into her current account at Affin Bank Berhad and used it to pay telephone and credit card bills incurred by her and members of her family. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said the wife of Datuk Seri...

Court releases Rosmah’s passport

PUTRAJAYA: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has succeeded in getting the temporary release of her passport to visit her pregnant daughter in Singapore. A three-judge bench of the Court of Appeal chaired by Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail allowed Rosmah's application here on Thursday (Aug 17). The court was earlier informed by Rosmah's lawyer Datuk Jagjit Singh that the...

Rosmah seeks release of passport again to visit daughter

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has applied to the Court of Appeal for the temporary release of her passport to visit her daughter, who is expected to give birth later this month. In a notice of motion filed through Messrs Akberdin & Co on Friday (Aug 11), Rosmah sought the release of her passport to...