ROSMAH Mansor has once again filed an application for temporary release of her passport to enable her to travel to Singapore to visit her daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib.

Rosmah filed the notice of motion on June 2 through Messrs Akberdin & Co so she can travel abroad for four weeks. 

The passport is to be returned to the court immediately or within one week upon her return.

On October 15, 2021, the court granted Rosmah temporary custody of her passport for her to visit her daughter in Singapore on March 21.

Rosmah’s lawyer Akberdin Abdul Kader, who confirmed the filing of the application, said it will be heard in the Court of Appeal tomorrow. 

On September 1 last year, then High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan found Rosmah guilty of three corruption charges involving RM1.25 billion in connection with a hybrid solar project for schools in Sarawak. 

Rosmah, 71, was sentenced to 10 years in jail on each charge to be served concurrently, which means she will only serve 10 years in jail. She was also fined RM970 million, in default 30 years in jail.

The High Court, however, granted Rosmah a stay of execution of the prison sentence and fine pending her appeal at the Court of Appeal.

Rosmah’s appeal against her conviction was fixed for hearing at the Court of Appeal for four days from July 11. – Bernama, June 14, 2023.