Crime & Courts

Court to hear Rosmah's conviction, sentencing appeal in June

PUTRAJAYA: The Appellate Court has fixed two days in June next year to hear Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's appeals against her conviction and sentence over the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.

Deputy public prosecutor Poh Yih Tinn said the Court of Appeal's chief registrar Norkamilah Aziz fixed June 22 and 23 for the hearing.

This was set during case management that was held via video conference, today.

He said the Appellate Court will also hear Rosmah's appeal to recuse High Court Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan from presiding over her money laundering and tax evasion case.

He said the parties involved will need to submit their arguments before by May 22 and the replies, if any, by June 7.

The court has also fixed February 3 for the next case management.

Rosmah, 70, was charged with soliciting RM187.5 million from former Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin, through her then-aide Datuk Rizal Mansor, as an inducement to help the company secure the project.

She was also accused of two counts of receiving bribes amounting to RM6.5 million from Saidi between 2016 and 2017.

The prosecution of the case was led by senior deputy public prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, assisted by Deputy Public Prosecutors Ahmad Akram Gharib, Mustafa P Kunyalam and Poh while Rosmah was represented by counsels Datuk Jagjit Singh and Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader.

Rosmah's case started on Feb 5, 2020, and High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan ordered her to enter her defence against all charges on Feb 18 last year.

Zaini found Rosmah guilty of all three charges on September 1 this year.

Rosmah then filed for an appeal against the conviction through Messrs Akberdin & Co at the Court of Appeal on September 2.

She had also filed an application to recuse Zaini following a leaked draft judgement of her trial by blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin a week before September 1.

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