Rosmah trial: Treasury deputy sec-gen Othman returns to the witness stand

DAY 10 | The corruption trial of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's wife, Rosmah Mansor, involving alleged misappropriation of funds for the supply and installation of solar energy at 369 rural schools in Sarawak continues today at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysiakini brings you live reports of the proceedings.

Summary of Rosmah Mansor's solar energy project case

The charges are related to the Education Ministry's solar project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.

The project was valued at RM1.25 billion, and awarded to Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd through direct negotiation.

• Rosmah is facing 3 charges
• Click to view information on judge, prosecution and defence teams

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9.50am - Accused Rosmah Mansor enters the Kuala Lumpur High Court and takes a seat at the front row of the public gallery.

Also in court awaiting proceedings to begin are DPP Ahmad Akram Gharib and other DPPs, as well as defence counsel Azrul Zulkifli Stork and other members of the defence team.

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Treasury deputy secretary-general Othman Semail is slated to be cross-examined by the defence team on the 10th day of Rosmah Mansor’s corruption trial linked to the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.

DPP Ahmad Akram Gharib informed the Kuala Lumpur High Court of this at the end of yesterday's proceedings involving Rosmah, the wife of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

When Othman testified during the examination-in-chief on Monday, the seventh prosecution witness told the court among others that Jepak Holdings had threatened to stop the supply of diesel to power 369 schools in rural and remote areas of Sarawak in 2017.

Jepak Holdings was awarded the solar hybrid project in 2016.

During proceedings yesterday, former Education Ministry secretary-general Madinah Mohamad testified that Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah, a businessperson linked to Jepak Holdings, had harassed and threatened the ministry’s officers to work on the solar hybrid project proposed by the company.

Rayyan was the business partner of Jepak Holdings’ managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin.

Yesterday’s proceedings also momentarily took a heated turn when lead DPP Gopal Sri Ram and defence counsel Jagjit Singh got involved in a shouting match, with Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan intervening to soothe frayed nerves.

The proceedings before Zaini is expected to resume at 10am this morning as the judge will usually deal with other court matters at 9am. - Mkini