Overview

• 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.