Prosecution drops appeal against Rosmah's acquittal

 

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 Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin told Malaysiakini when contacted that the wife of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and her defence team were delighted over the development.

Rosmah was previously charged with the offences in 2018. She applied to strike out the charges in 2023.

Judge K Muniandy, who has been elevated to the Court of Appeal, acquitted Rosmah in December last year, after finding that the charges did not disclose key elements of the money laundering offence.

Apart from this case, Rosmah has pending matters at the Court of Appeal where she is appealing against her guilty conviction as well as 10 years’ jail sentence and RM970 million fine in the corruption case linked to the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid energy project.

Rosmah is also appealing against the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of her bid to recuse judge Zaini Mazlan, who presided over her corruption case and convicted her. - Mkini