KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s corruption trial was told that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has investigated the doctor from a private hospital who had issued the medical certificate (MC) to the former prime minister’s wife.
Rosmah’s lawyer Datuk Jagjit Singh told Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan that the MACC officers had interviewed the doctor yesterday.
“This is intimidation, My Lord! Why did the MACC do this? Who directed the officers to go and interview the doctor? This should not be permitted at any form,” he said and asked the court to make an order on the matter.
Lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram countered that the question in the case was whether the accused was fit or not fit to attend the trial and therefore the MACC had to investigate the matter and they were just doing their job.
“If the doctor feels he was intimidated, he should go and lodge a police report,” he said.
Justice Mohamed Zaini said he was not in the capacity to make any order on this.
“I’m sorry, if this is the case, the individual should feel free to lodge a police report,” he said and ordered for the trial to start.
Rosmah’s much-awaited corruption trial was scheduled to commence on Monday but was postponed to today as she was absent that day because she was unwell and had been given medical leave until Feb 8.
Justice Mohamed Zaini said he sympathised with Rosmah and had allowed a two-day postponement but stressed that he could not adjourn the trial dates any further.
He said Rosmah would be allowed to sit on a wheelchair in court and granted as many breaks as possible during hearings if she was not feeling well.
Rosmah, 68, claimed trial to a charge of soliciting RM187.5 million and two counts of receiving a bribe of RM6.5 million from Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin, through Rosmah’s former aide Datuk Rizal Mansor, for projects to provide solar energy to 369 rural schools in Sarawak.
She allegedly committed the offences at three places in Lygon Cafe, Sunway Putra Mall in Jalan Putra, at her house in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta and at Seri Perdana Residence, Persiaran Seri Perdana, Precinct 10, Putrajaya between Jan 2016 and Sept 7, 2017. - Bernama
