10 years in jail for the spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia – Muricas News

Malaysia’s Supreme Court docket has sentenced Rosma Mansour, the spouse of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, to 10 years in jail and a tremendous of 970 million Malaysian ringgit (US$216 million) after discovering her responsible of corruption prices.

“The Public Prosecution succeeded in proving Mansour’s guilt past any doubt on all the fees,” Supreme Court docket Choose Muhammad Zaini Mazlan mentioned throughout the verdict, “Chanel News Asia” community radio reported.

Mansoor, 70, was accused of soliciting bribes value RM187.5 million from contractor Saeedi Abang Samsuddin in 2016 and 2017 in order that his firm, Gibak Holdings, may safe a RM1.25 billion authorities mission to energy 369 rural faculties in Sarawak. photo voltaic.

She was additionally accused of taking bribes totaling 6.5 million Malaysian ringgit from Saidi on the official residence of the Prime Minister and later at her non-public dwelling in Kuala Lumpur between December 2016 and September 2017.