Rosmah’s lawywer zooms in on non-adherence to procedure in solar project award


Ravin Palanisamy

Rosmah Mansor, wife of former prime prime minister Najib Razak, arrives to stand trial for corruption in connection with a RM1.25 solar billion project in Sarawak, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, March 11, 2020.

THE Education Ministry failed to follow procedures in granting a letter of award to Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd for a solar project in Sarawak worth RM1.25 billion, a witness told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.

Former education ministry secretary-general Alias Ahmad, while under cross-examination by defence counsel Akberdin Abdul Kader, agreed that the ministry had failed to conduct value management on the project.


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