Malaysia – Despite her husband, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak, not being summoned to appear as a witness for the defense, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has raised a reasonable doubt in her corruption case regarding a hybrid solar project for rural schools in Sarawak. In a written filing, the defense team stated that it chose not to bring Najib as a …

Malaysia – The prosecution said that Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s second attempt to remove Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan from the case was an abuse of judicial procedure. Former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, the case’s main prosecutor, said Justice Mohamed Zaini had already refused a similar appeal (to remove him as the trial judge), thus this was …

Malaysia – Former PM Najib Razak will not testify in his wife Rosmah Mansor’s bribery and corruption trial at the High Court. As for Najib’s statement, Rosmah’s lawyer Datuk Jagjit Singh said it corroborated what had been proved in court before. This morning, Jagjit informed the court that the defense would not summon Datuk Seri Najib as a third witness. …

The High Court just recently rejected Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s plea for a declaration of nullity in her corruption case by banning Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from serving as senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) in the trial. It was stated by Malaysiakini that Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan decided that Sri Ram’s appointment by the then Attorney-General Tommy Thomas in …