The Malaysian High Court on Thursday ( Dec. 19 ) dismissed and cleared Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, of 17 charges of money laundering and tax evasion, ending six years of legal battles.
In 2018, Rosmah was charged with 12 charges of money laundering involving RM7.09 million ( US$ 1.57 million ) and five charges of failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board ( IRB ).  ,
According to Justice K. Muniandy, the claims against Rosmah were flawed because they went against the Criminal Procedure Code’s requirements.  ,
” The expenses amounted to deviousness and multitude. However, they did not disclose any offence”, he was quoted as saying by local advertising on Dec 19.
Muniandy claimed that Muniandy was acquitting and discharged from the trial after using his unique authority and natural legal authority.  ,
As she faced the press sprint outside the courtroom after her conviction, Rosmah appeared to breath a sigh of relief.  ,
You can never be certain that these accusations have no schedule, according to Rosmah, who was quoted by the New Straits Times as saying.  ,
Rosmah, 73, viewed her conviction as a gift for both her and her father during her holiday month.
According to her,” My acquittal on my birthday ( month ) is not only a meaningful gift for me but also a gift for my Bossku ( Najib),” she said in a statement released by the New Straits Times, referring to the moniker that Najib’s supporters had used on the former premier.  ,  ,
Rosmah was accused of committing the crimes between Dec 4, 2013 and Jun 8, 2017 and was charged on Oct 4, 2018 at the Sessions Court, before the situation was transferred to the High Court.
She had been charged with money laundering charges in accordance with Section 4 ( 1 ) ( a ) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
For the tax evasion charges, she allegedly failed to submit income statements for the years of assessment from 2013 to 2017 to the Director-General of the Inland Revenue, under Section 77 ( 1 ) of the Income Tax Act 1967 without any valid reasons.  ,
Sinar Harian claimed to have committed all crimes at the Affin Bank Berhad in Jalan Ampang between December 4, 2013, and May 1, 2018, as well as at the IRB business in the Government Complex from May 1, 2014.  ,
The New Straits Times reported that Malaysia’s Attorney-General Chambers ( AGC ) will be filing an appeal in response to Rosmah’s acquittal.  ,
She applied to have the fees dropped in September of last year, with the reading beginning on December 12 of that year as a result of a partial hearing in which two witnesses had testified.  ,
In her effort to overturn all 17 fees, Rosmah sent three picture words to the AGC on December 13. She had recently submitted two identical programs last year on May 3 and August 13.  ,
In addition to this situation, Rosmah has filed an appeal against her word and faith for a RM1.25 billion cross solar job.  ,
Prior to her sentencing, Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan had already imposed a ten-year prison term and a RM970 million good.  ,
In order to secure a RM1.25 billion state job to provide solar power to 369 rural colleges in Sarawak position on September 1, 2022, Rosmah was found guilty of soliciting RM187.5 million in bribes from specialist Saidi Abang Samsudin in 2016 and 2017.
Separately, the Malaysian High Court last month had also dropped corruption charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad ( 1MDB) scandal filed against her husband Najib.
In 2018, Najib and former Treasury Secretary-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah were charged with six counts of unlawful breach of trust involving federal funds for RM6.6 billion, according to officials who claimed the allegations were related to a lawsuit between 1MDB and Abu Dhabi position account International Petroleum Investment Company.