Rosmah's trial: Mahdzir sent letter to Najib on interim payment, witness tells court

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): At the corruption trial of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in the High Court here Tuesday (March 11), a witness testified that former Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid had himself sent a letter to then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, seeking an exemption concerning certain documents that would allow the ministry to make an interim payment to Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd.

Kamarudin Abdullah, 61, the 10th witness for the prosecution and the former Procurement and Asset Management Division secretary at the ministry told the court this, explaining that the letter, dated July 19,2017, bearing the ministry's letterhead, was sent to Najib who was also the Finance Minister at the time, and that it was not sent through Kamarudin.