Malaysian Court Acquits Rosmah Mansor of Money Laundering and Tax Evasion Charges

The wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak was cleared of 17 charges after the court ruled the prosecution's case was flawed.

Rosmah Mansor, wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak, was acquitted of 12 money laundering charges and five tax evasion charges by Malaysia's High Court.
The court found the charges lacked legal and procedural validity, citing duplicity, multiplicity, and insufficient grounds to constitute an offense.
Rosmah expressed relief at the ruling, calling it a representation of justice, while the Attorney-General's Chambers announced plans to appeal the decision.
The acquittal does not affect her separate 2022 conviction for soliciting and receiving bribes in a solar power project case, for which she faces a 10-year prison sentence pending appeal.
This development follows recent dropped charges against Najib Razak related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, though he remains imprisoned for corruption tied to the fund.