Malaysia’s former first lady Rosmah Mansor is convicted of soliciting and receiving bribes during her husband’s administration
Rosmah’s trial had shed light on her alleged sway in the government since her husband took office in 2009.
Rosmah was found guilty on three charges of soliciting bribes and receiving 6.5 million ringgit between 2016 and 2017 to help a company secure a project to provide solar energy panels to schools on Borneo island. She is expected to remain out on bail for her appeal to higher courts. Najib began a 12-year prison term last week after losing his final appeal in one of the five graft cases against him involving the multibillion-dollar pilfering of 1MDB.Multiple charges
The couple has been hit with multiple counts of graft charges after the shocking ouster of Najib’s United Malays National Organization in 2018 elections, fueled by public anger over the 1MDB scandal.
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