KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's application to adduce fresh evidence in the upcoming appeal against her graft conviction is linked to witness Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah's testimony.
In the application sighted by The Edge, Rosmah wants to adduce three documents before the appellate court: namely a cover letter from Messrs Shamsuddin & Co dated July 10, a police report by Rayyan dated July 10, and a statutory declaration also dated July 10.
According to the application, Rosmah wants "permission [to] be granted to recall for his testimony to be recorded by the Court of Appeal, or alternatively, for his testimony to be recorded by the High Court".
If leave is granted for that, she is asking for permission for Rayyan to produce his evidence orally.
She also wants the main appeal to be put on pause (stayed) until this application is disposed of.
During the trial, Rayyan, who was a consultant with Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd at the time he gave his testimony, had testified that he had witnessed two black bags of cash, purportedly containing RM1.5 million, being delivered to Rosmah's home in Langgak Duta, here, on Sept 7, 2017.
Rayyan had testified that he had been present in Rosmah's residence when the bags were delivered.
Jepak Holdings is the company that had been given the solar hybrid project.
Last week, The Edge had reported that Rosmah had filed an application to adduce fresh evidence, and that application will be heard on Sept 1.
Her appeal concerning her graft conviction, involving a solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak, has been slated to start on Sept 1 and is scheduled to be completed within 16 days in September.
It is understood that during the previous case management, the court had not vacated the dates and has only reserved to hear the latest application on Sept 1.
In the solar case, Rosmah, the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, was found guilty on all three counts of graft and was sentenced to 10 years’ jail and fined a whopping RM970 million — the largest amount ever imposed by the High Court for a graft case.