ROSMAH TRIAL | The Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled today that the prosecution has established a prima facie case against Rosmah Mansor in her RM187.5 million graft trial involving a government contract to supply energy to schools.
Following the finding, High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan ordered Rosmah, the wife of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, to enter her defence.
"The prosecution succeeded in proving a prima facie case against the accused in all three charges.
"I hereby order the accused to enter her defence," he said.
Rosmah, 69, is facing three charges under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.
In the first charge, she is accused of soliciting RM187.5 million in bribes from Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd to help secure an Education Ministry project.
The RM1.25 billion project was intended to supply power to 369 rural schools in Sarawak using a combination of solar and diesel energy.
In the second and third charge, she is accused of receiving RM1.5 million and RM5 million in bribes respectively as a reward for securing the project.
If found guilty, Rosmah faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of five times the value of the gratification received.
Najib was present in court to show support for his wife. He was granted time off from his own 1MDB graft trial to attend the proceedings.
However, Najib's trial will resume this afternoon.
Rosmah's trial started on Feb 5 last year. It saw a total of 23 witnesses testifying over 33 days.
Lawyer Jagjit Singh represented her while Gopal Sri Ram led the prosecution. - Mkini
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