Appeals court allows Rosmah to adduce new evidence in solar project appeal
The Malaysian Court of Appeal has allowed Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to introduce new evidence in her appeal regarding a solar hybrid project conviction. The case will be sent back to the High Court for further review before the main appeal proceeds.
Why it matters
This legal development impacts a high-profile corruption case and highlights the judicial process regarding the admissibility of new evidence in appellate courts.
PUTRAJAYA: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has succeeded in her bid to adduce new evidence in the appeal against her conviction and sentence in the RM1.25bil solar hybrid project case.
A three-judge Court of Appeal panel chaired by Justice Azhahari Kamal Ramli unanimously allowed the application on grounds that it was meritorious.
Other judges on the panel were Justices Dr Choo Kah Sing and K. Muniandy.
Justice Choo, who read the decision, said it was not up to the appellate court to determine the truth behind the new evidence but whether the evidence was necessary in the case.
"And this (application) crosses the threshold," he said here on Tuesday (Sept 1).
The panel then instructed the case to be remitted back to the High Court for hearing on the new evidence before a new judge while hearing of Rosmah's main appeal has been postponed to Oct 14.
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