NO other international jewellery company has come forward to claim the seized luxury items from the police following a raid at several premises linked to former prime minister Najib Razak two months ago.  

Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun confirmed that only one firm has so far requested to claim the items.

“No other company except the Lebanese firm based in Beirut,” the IGP said.

The company, Global Royalty Trading SAL, has filed a US$14.79 million (RM59.8 million) suit against Rosmah Mansor for failing to return a consignment of 44 pieces of jewellery, which were seized by police.

In its suit, filed at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on June 26 through the law firm David Gurupatham and Koay, Global Royalty alleged that the consignment was sent to Rosmah, a regular customer, for her to evaluate and purchase.  

Global Royalty sent 44 pieces of jewellery, including diamond necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets, and a tiara, each costing between US$124,000 and US$925,000.

It was previously reported that Fuzi had said both Rosmah and her husband Najib Razak had not filed a formal request for the return of jewellery or any other items seized during the search of their properties.

Rosmah’s attorneys, K. Kumaraendran and Geethan Ram, responded by saying that their client was not present during any of the searches and was not informed of the search list.

“On behalf of our client, we have also written to the Royal Malaysia Police seeking for the search list which was not presented to our client directly by the officer in charge, and is yet to be provided,” the attorneys said.

“They also said they had made a request to inspect and identify items belonging to Rosmah, so she could file a claim for their return, but it was denied.

“We hope that the police will accord fairness to our client, and observe all due processes diligently,” the lawyers said in a statement last month.

More than 12,000 pieces of jewellery – comprising 2,200 rings, 1,400 necklaces, 2,100 bracelets, 2,800 pairs of earrings,1,600 brooches, and 14 tiaras – were seized.

The most expensive item was a necklace valued at nearly RM6 million.

The raids on the residences linked to the former prime minister were part of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) investigation. – August 14, 2018.