AGC to appeal ruling allowing Rosmah to submit new evidence

Malaysia’s Attorney General’s Chambers will file an appeal against a ruling that allowed Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to introduce new evidence in her corruption case, Attorney General Ahmad Dusuki Mokhtar told Utusan Malaysia.

The Court of Appeal allowed Rosmah’s application on Tuesday, finding that it had merit. The proposed evidence consists of additional testimony from prosecution witness Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah in the case involving a solar hybrid project for rural schools in Sarawak.

A three-judge panel led by Azhahari Kamal Ramli said the court was not deciding at this stage whether Rayyan’s additional evidence was true. It was deciding only whether the material was relevant and sufficiently credible to be considered. The panel said the evidence could affect the case because the trial judge had relied on Rayyan’s testimony when reaching the earlier decision.

The court also said a witness’s claim that pressure from prosecutors had affected his testimony raised questions about the integrity of the fact-finding process. If the new evidence is admitted, the panel said, it could reasonably create doubt about the offences for which Rosmah was convicted.

The hearing of Rosmah’s appeal, originally scheduled to begin on Sept. 1, has been postponed until Oct. 14. The High Court will examine the additional evidence after a case-management date on Sept. 10, and a new High Court judge will handle the matter in place of Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, who has since become a Court of Appeal judge. Rosmah’s lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad, said the High Court’s findings will be sent to the Court of Appeal, which will assess them alongside the trial evidence before making a final decision.

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It will be filed today.