Rosmah Mansor, the wife of jailed former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, has vowed to defend herself against the suit filed by Lebanese jewellery firm Global Royalty Trading SAL over 43 missing pieces of jewellery.
Law firm Reza Rahim & Rajivan, which is representing Rosmah, said: “Our client shall vigorously resist and defend the suit filed against her.”
The firm added that Rosmah has yet to be served with the writ and statement of claim in this matter.
At this juncture, the firm said its client also stated that a similar suit was previously filed by the same firm only for it to be withdrawn at trial before the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
Cautioning all quarters against making speculative statements on the matter, the firm noted that it could amount to being sub-judice of the legal proceedings or defamatory of Rosmah.
Earlier, Malaysiakini reported that the Beirut-based firm had refiled the suit with the Kuala Lumpur High Court through the legal firm Messrs David Gurupatham and Koay.
In its original suit, Global Royalty claimed that on Feb 10, 2018, it sent 44 pieces of jewellery, including diamond necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets and tiaras, each worth between US$124,000 (RM519,183) and US$925,000 (RM3.8 million) to the defendant, hand-delivered via two of its agents.
The company said Rosmah had acknowledged receipt of the items.
The company claimed that Rosmah, via a letter dated May 22, 2018, also confirmed and acknowledged the receipt of the jewellery but stated that all the items were no longer in her possession because they were seized and placed under the custody of the authorities.
Previously, Global Royalty stated that its representative, who inspected the seized items from Oct 25 to Nov 3, 2021, had only found one diamond bracelet from the 44 items belonging to the firm.
In its latest statement of claim, Global Royalty accused Rosmah of lying that the 43 valuables are with the police.
They were among the items seized in May 2018 from residences linked to Najib during the investigation into the 1MDB scandal. - Mkini
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