Edited by pengecattaik at 31-10-2023 10:23 AM
Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, had large sums of money deposited into her bank account despite being unemployed , a Kuala Lumpur court was told on Thursday during her money laundering trial.
The money she received was “wholly disproportionate” to her earning means, as she had no independent source of lawful income, Deputy Public Prosecutor Akram Gharib said during his opening statement at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
He added that the prosecution’s evidence points to Rosmah’s account receiving deposits worth millions, which were proceeds of unlawful activity, contravening Malaysia’s Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
Mr Akram said the money she received was used to pay telephone and credit card bills she and her family members had racked up.
Rosmah is facing 12 money laundering charges involving around RM7.1 million (S$2.07 million) and five charges of tax evasion for failing to declare said income to Malaysia’s Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) between Dec 4, 2013, and June 8, 2017.
She used employees at the Seri Perdana Complex, the official residence of Malaysia’s prime minister, to make deposits on her behalf, said Mr Akram.
One Seri Perdana employee, Mr Faizal Shamsuddin, testified in court on Thursday that he was once given an envelope to make a cash deposit for Rosmah, and discovered it contained around RM200,000 when he submitted it to a bank officer in Affin Bank.
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