KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, will hear on Thursday (Sep 1) whether a court has found her guilty of seeking bribes from firms coveting government contracts, just days after her husband was
Najib and his wife, who has faced criticism for her lavish lifestyle, are at the centre of a wide-ranging crackdown on corruption mounted after his administration was voted out in a historic 2018 election.
Prosecutors say Rosmah sought a bribe of RM187.5 million , and received RM6.5 million from an official of the company that won the project. She also faces 17 charges of money laundering and tax evasion for illegally receiving RM7.1 million between 2013 and 2017 in a separate case. That trial has not yet commenced pending efforts by Rosmah to recuse the presiding judge.
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