PUTRAJAYA (Aug 17): The Court of Appeal (COA) on Thursday (Aug 17) has allowed Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s passport to be returned, for her to travel to Singapore to visit her daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib, who is expecting her third child.
A three-member bench led by judge Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail granted the 71-year-old's application following no objection by the prosecution, led by deputy public officer Poh Yih Tinn.
The other two judges were Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Azmi Ariffin.
Rosmah, who was wearing an all blue outfit, immediately left the courtroom after her application was granted.
She was represented by counsel Datuk Jagjit Singh, Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader and Azrul Zulkifli Stork.
This is the fourth time she has applied for the return of her passport to travel overseas after she was found guilty by the High Court on Sept 1 last year on three counts of graft in relation to the solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.
The last time she was granted the return of her passport was in June.
Rosmah was sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined an astounding RM970 million, which she is appealing.
In the notice of her application, the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said she intends to travel to Singapore from Aug 18 to 23, Aug 26 to Sept 6 and Sept 9 to Oct 31.
On Aug 24 and 25, she is scheduled to attend her money laundering and income tax trial where she is facing 17 charges involving RM7.097 million before High Court judge Muniandy Kannyappan.
She has also filed a representation letter to her money laundering charges, and the outcome is likely to be known on Aug 24.
The COA has also fixed Sept 18 as case management for her appeal with regards to her conviction and sentence over the solar hybrid trial.
It is said that Nooryana Najwa is expected to deliver her third child later this month.
Nooryana Najwa is married to Kazakhstan national Daniyar Kessikbaye, and the couple now reside in Singapore.