Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, arrived in court on Thursday to hear the verdict on charges against her of seeking bribes in ...
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A court in Kuala Lumpur finds Rosmah Mansor guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts.
Najib lost power in May 2018 — the first time that his United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party had lost an election since independence — amid public anger over the multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB. Prosecutors say she sought a payment of 187.5 million Malaysian ringgit ($41.8m) in return for helping the Malaysian firm, Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd, get the government contract. The 70 year old did not speak to reporters.
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was found guilty of corruption on Thursday (Sep 1).
Judge Mohamed Zaini stated that he has always written his own court judgments. The article also wrote that the judgment was not prepared by the judge himself but rather prepared on his behalf. The court case started in February 2020 and ended on Feb 23 this year, after 42 days of trial. “To me, the courtroom is where we get justice. She will be allowed to remain on her current bail of RM2 million. The accused has been found guilty of all three charges.”
KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian court found Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty on Thursday (Sept 1) of seeking and receiving ...
He remains on trial in four other corruption cases. "Nobody saw me taking the money, nobody saw me counting the money.... "I must admit that I'm very sad with what happened today," she said. She can appeal the decision in two higher courts. Advertisement
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has been found guilty of all three charges of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM194 million in ...
In the upshot the prosecution has succeeded in proving its case beyond a reasonable doubt in respect of all three charges. "The accused defence was a bare denial devoid of credible evidence and unsubstantiated in order to create a reasonable doubt. On February 18 last year, Rosmah, 70, was ordered to enter her defence on the three charges after the prosecution succeeded in proving a prima facie case against her.
KUALA LUMPUR: An emotional Rosmah Mansor maintained her innocence despite being convicted for corruption. “I am a victim,” the wife of former prime minister ...
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