Court of Appeal stays Rosmah’s additional evidence hearing pending Federal Court appeal

The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya granted a stay on the hearing of additional evidence from a key prosecution witness in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's corruption case related to a RM1.25 billion Sarawak solar hybrid project.

The stay was approved with consent from both parties, pending the prosecution's appeal to the Federal Court.

This follows Rosmah's conviction on three corruption charges, for which she was sentenced to ten years in prison and fined RM970 million.

The case management hearing is scheduled for October 7, with parties required to keep the High Court informed of developments.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 17 — The Court of Appeal today allowed the prosecution’s application to stay the hearing of additional evidence from a key prosecution witness in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s corruption case involving the RM1.25 billion Sarawak solar hybrid project.

A three-member panel led by Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli granted the application after Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Mohd Asnawi Abu Hanipah informed the court that Rosmah did not object to the request.

“With the consent of both parties, we allow the application to stay the Court of Appeal’s order dated September 1 until the prosecution’s appeal is disposed of by the Federal Court.

“We hope the parties will inform the High Court of the Federal Court’s decision as soon as it is delivered to facilitate case management at the High Court.

“The court has fixed October 7 for case management via e-Review and vacated the hearing for the main appeal originally scheduled for this October,” said Azhahari, who sat with Judges Datuk Dr Choo Kah Sing and K. Muniandy.

On September 1, the Court of Appeal allowed Rosmah’s application to adduce additional evidence in her appeal against her conviction and sentence.

The panel subsequently ordered that the additional evidence involving the 16th prosecution witness, businessman Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah, be heard before a High Court judge.

Earlier, Mohd Asnawi said today’s proceedings had initially been fixed for the hearing of the application to stay the execution of the High Court order.

“However, this morning, the parties held discussions, and we were informed that the respondent does not object to the application to stay the execution of the previous court order until the prosecution’s appeal at the Federal Court is heard and decided.

“For the court’s information, we filed a notice of appeal on September 4,” said Mohd Asnawi, who is handling the case with Deputy Public Prosecutors Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib and Mohamad Mustaffa P Kunyalam.

Lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, representing Rosmah, confirmed that the defence did not object to the application.

“I confirm that there have been serious discussions regarding this application. Given that the new evidence involves a key witness in the case and the prosecution itself has given an assurance that it will expedite the appeal proceedings at the Federal Court, we have no objection.

“In the interest of both parties, it is appropriate for the appeal at the Federal Court to be heard and decided first,” he said, adding that the parties would attend the High Court proceedings this afternoon to update the court on the status of the appeal at the Court of Appeal.

Rosmah, 74, had applied to adduce additional evidence comprising a police report and a statutory declaration affirmed by businessman Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah.

In the statutory declaration, Rayyan Radzwill alleged, among other things, that he was pressured by the prosecution during the trial, and presented documentary material challenging the credibility of his testimony.

On September 1, 2022, the High Court convicted Rosmah of three corruption charges under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.

She was found guilty of soliciting RM187.5 million and receiving RM6.5 million from former Jepak Holdings managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin through her former aide, Datuk Rizal Mansor.

The gratification was an inducement for Rosmah to assist Jepak Holdings in securing a RM1.25 billion hybrid solar project from the Ministry of Education to supply electricity to 369 rural schools in Sarawak.

Rosmah was sentenced to 10 years in prison for each charge, to run concurrently, and fined RM970 million. She was granted a stay of execution pending her appeal. — Bernama

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布城上诉法院批准暂缓审理拿汀斯里罗斯玛·曼苏尔涉嫌贪污案中一名关键控方证人的补充证据，该案涉及一个价值 12.5 亿令吉的砂拉越太阳能混合项目。

经双方同意，暂缓执行该命令，等待检方向联邦法院提出上诉。

此前，罗斯玛因三项贪污罪名成立，被判处十年监禁并罚款9.7亿令吉。

案件管理听证会定于10月7日举行，各方须随时向高等法院通报案件进展情况。

布城，9月17日讯——上诉法院今日批准控方申请，暂缓审理拿汀斯里罗斯玛·曼苏尔贪污案中一名关键控方证人的补充证据。该案涉及价值12.5亿令吉的砂拉越太阳能混合动力项目。

由 Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli 领导的三人小组批准了该申请，此前副检察官 Mohd Asnawi Abu Hanipah 向法庭表示，Rosmah 并未反对该请求。

“经双方同意，我们允许暂缓执行上诉法院 9 月 1 日的命令，直至联邦法院对检方的上诉作出裁决。

“我们希望各方在联邦法院作出裁决后立即通知高等法院，以便高等法院进行案件管理。

“法院已将 10 月 7 日定为通过电子审查进行案件管理的日期，并取消了原定于今年 10 月进行的主要上诉听证会，”与法官拿督朱嘉星博士和 K. Muniandy 一起审理此案的 Azhahari 说。

9月1日，上诉法院批准了罗斯玛提出的申请，允许她在对定罪和量刑的上诉中提交补充证据。

随后，小组下令将涉及第 16 位控方证人、商人 Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah 的补充证据提交高等法院法官审理。

早些时候，莫哈末·阿斯纳维表示，今天的庭审原定于听取暂缓执行高等法院命令的申请。

“然而，今天上午，双方进行了讨论，我们得知，被告不反对暂缓执行先前法院命令的申请，直到联邦法院审理并作出裁决为止。

“供法庭参考，我们已于9月4日提交了上诉通知书，”负责此案的莫哈末·阿斯纳维说道，他与副检察官拿督艾哈迈德·阿克拉姆·加里布和莫哈末·穆斯塔法·P·昆亚拉姆共同处理此案。

代表罗斯玛的律师拿督阿梅尔·哈姆扎·阿尔沙德证实，辩方并未对该申请提出异议。

“我确认，关于这项申请已经进行了认真的讨论。鉴于新证据涉及本案的关键证人，而且检方也已保证会加快联邦法院的上诉程序，因此我们没有异议。”

“为了双方的利益，先由联邦法院审理并裁决上诉是合适的，”他说道，并补充说，双方将于今天下午出席高等法院的庭审，向法院汇报上诉法院的上诉情况。

74 岁的罗斯玛申请提交补充证据，包括一份警方报告和一份由商人雷扬·拉兹维尔·阿卜杜拉确认的法定声明。

在法定声明中，雷扬·拉兹维尔声称，他在审判期间受到了检方的压力，并提交了质疑其证词可信度的文件材料。

2022 年 9 月 1 日，高等法院根据 2009 年马来西亚反贪污委员会法令第 16(a)(A) 条，判处罗斯玛三项贪污罪名成立。

她被判犯有向 Jepak Holdings 前董事总经理 Saidi Abang Samsudin 索取 1.875 亿令吉并收受 650 万令吉的罪行，收款人是她的前助手 Datuk Rizal Mansor。

这份奖励促使罗斯玛协助 Jepak Holdings 从教育部获得一项价值 12.5 亿令吉的混合太阳能项目，为砂拉越的 369 所乡村学校供电。

罗斯玛因每项指控被判处10年监禁，合并执行，并被罚款9.7亿令吉。她获准暂缓执行，等待上诉结果。——马新社

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