KUALA LUMPUR: Najib Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor, and Umno are seeking to be third parties in the government’s forfeiture application against a company over jewellery, handbags and watches seized after the May 9 general election last year.
Deputy public prosecutor Aaron Chelliah told the High Court here today that the trio wish to stake a claim on some of the items seized from Obyu Holdings Sdn Bhd.
“We gazetted our notice to call third party claimants on Aug 26, and several parties came forward today,” he said.
Umno’s lawyer Nor Fazreen Hazrina Rahim said the party wishes to claim RM114.2 million in cash seized by the authorities on Jan 31.
Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, representing the former prime minister, said Najib is seeking to claim certain amounts of foreign currency as well as pens and watches.
He told the court that the money and items are Najib’s personal belongings.
Lawyer Azrul Zulkifli Stork, representing Rosmah and her two children Nooryana and Norashman, said they want to claim certain items of jewellery as well as accessories.
Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL, represented by David Gurupatham, is also seeking the return of 44 pieces of jewellery worth RM59.8 million.
The company previously filed a suit against Rosmah over the jewellery which includes rings, necklaces, earrings and pendants.
High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah ordered all interested third parties to file formal applications before the forfeiture hearing on Oct 31.
The government is seeking to forfeit jewellery, handbags, watches, money in foreign currency as well as a piece of property seized from Obyu Holdings, all of which are said to be worth RM680 million.
The items were seized between May 17, 2018 and Jan 31 this year. - FMT
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