Here Are All the Charges Rosmah Just Got in Court & Why She Must Surrender Her Passport

Earlier this morning, the former prime minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah was brought to the Sessions Court where she received 17 charges under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (AMLATFPUAA) 2001. She pleaded not guilty to all charges.

According to Free Malaysia Today, the charges are as follows;

1. Receiving payments of RM200,000 on 4th Dec 2013
2. Receiving RM100,000 on 16th Dec 2013
3. Receiving RM200,000 on 23rd Dec 2013
4. Receiving RM100,000 on 2nd Jan 2014
5. Receiving RM100,000 on 29th Jan 2014
6. Receiving RM200,000 on 28th Feb 2014
7. Receiving RM100,000 on 14th March 2014
8. Receiving RM100,000 on 8th April 2014
9. Receiving 8 transactions totalling to RM1.64 million into her Affin Bank account
10. Allowing 127 transactions totalling RM3.853 million into the same account from 21st Jan to 12th Dec 2015
11. Receiving transactions of RM510,000 from 28th Jan to 7th Nov 2016
12. Receiving five transactions amounting to RM30,000 on 29th March

Source: Twitter

She was also charged for failing to file tax returns for money received between 2013 and 2017. The charges are as follows;

1. Failing to file tax returns for RM500,000 for 2014
2. Failing to file tax returns RM2.2 million for 2015
3. Failing to file tax returns RM3.853 million for 2016
4. Failing to file tax returns RM510,000 for 2017
5. Failing to file tax returns RM30,000 for 2018

Prosecutor Sri Ram initially asked for RM10 million bail. However, the bail has officially been set at RM2 million, as the judge stated the amount of RM10 million was too high, while the defence asked for too low an amount (RM250,000).

The RM2 million bail was ordered with two conditions; one being Rosmah surrenders her passport and the second being that she should refrain from contacting potential witnesses.

Also, RM500,000 has to be paid by today (4th October), while she has until 11th October to pay off the remaining amount.

RM500,000 to be paid today and remainder to be paid by October 11. https://t.co/12RfOVDxDS

— Sumisha Naidu (@SumishaCNA) October 4, 2018

Rosmah was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday (3rd October) after she arrived in the morning for another round of questioning. She previously went through a 13-hour-long questioning session last week.

Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story. 

Also read: Rosmah Slapped With 17 Charges Including Tax Evasion, Could Face RM10 Mil Bail