Rosmah lodges police report claiming Tommy Thomas’ affidavit a blatant lie, afterthought

KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) through her aide last night lodged a police report against former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, alleging that Thomas lied about the validity of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram’s appointment as the lead prosecutor in Rosmah’s corruption trial.

Rosmah's aide Aizulhaimi Mohd Termizi lodged the report at the Dang Wangi police station here.

According to the police report sighted by theedgemarkets.com and news reports. Rosmah claimed the fact that Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun signed the authorisation letter for Sri Ram’s appointment as the lead prosecutor in Rosmah’s corruption trial "created doubt” about Sri Ram’s appointment.

“This created doubt as on the day I filed the notice [to seek Sri Ram's authorisation or fiat letter], the fiat was immediately issued. 

"This clearly shows there is a blatant lie, afterthought and deceit which prejudice me,” she claimed in the police report.

According to the police report, Rosmah wants an investigation and action to be undertaken against Thomas for alleged perjury regarding Sri Ram’s appointment.

“The fact claiming that I (Rosmah) acted mala fide in raising the fiat issue now in the middle of my trial is without basis as I only got to know questions surrounding it (fiat issue) in my husband's (former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak) appeal in the Federal Court.

“My lawyers had also asked DPP (deputy public prosecutor) Ahmad Akram Gharib to immediately after that case show the fiat letter, but he did not want to do so. The fact is I had, through a notice, asked the prosecution prior to July 6, 2020 to be shown the fiat letter but they declined to do so,” Rosmah claimed.

“This resulted in me filing the application on July 8, 2020 to seek Sri Ram's fiat and other relief that was deemed necessary. It was only on April 8, 2021, following my appeal at the Court of Appeal, that the prosecution agreed to give the fiat letter signed by Idrus dated July 8, 2020 and it was not by Thomas,” Rosmah said.

On Monday (May 17), The Edge, quoting Thomas’ affidavit, reported that Thomas claimed Sri Ram was appointed a senior DPP in 2018 under Thomas' general control and direction as stipulated by law to lead in several high profile criminal cases, including Rosmah's corruption trial.

It was reported that Thomas claimed that Sri Ram, a former Federal Court judge, enjoyed all powers of the public prosecutor as his appointment was made under the Criminal Procedure Code.

"Since Sri Ram was under my general control and direction, and was in a position to exercise all the powers of the public prosecutor, I personally authorised him to conduct other prosecutions as well," Thomas was quoted as saying in the affidavit.

It was reported that the affidavit was filed by Thomas to dismiss an application by Rosmah's legal team to declare her trial a nullity on the grounds that Sri Ram's appointment as lead prosecutor in the trial was "illegal, irregular and defective".

On May 7, it was reported that Rosmah’s defence team had a day earlier (May 6) filed an application at the High Court to nullify her corruption proceedings involving the RM1.25 billion solar-hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. 

Rosmah's defence team had also filed an application to remove Sri Ram from the prosecution in the case.

Rosmah’s applications are scheduled to be heard on June 3 before High Court Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan.

Rosmah is facing corruption and money laundering charges. News reports indicated that the three corruption charges involve the RM1.25 billion solar-hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. 

It was reported that she is charged with soliciting, through her aide Datuk Rizal Mansor, a RM187.5 million bribe from Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin in exchange for her assistance in ensuring the award of the government project to Jepak.

It was reported that Rosmah's trial for charges of money laundering and tax evasion involving RM7.09 million will begin in November 2021.

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