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Malaysian court sentences former first lady Rosmah to jail for bribery

Published 09/01/2022, 04:21 AM
Updated 09/01/2022, 04:27 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex to attend a verdict hearing in a corruption case against her, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, to 10 years in prison for each of three bribery charges and fined her 970 million ringgit ($216.45 million).

Rosmah was found guilty on three charges of soliciting and receiving bribes to help a company win a $279 million solar power supply contract.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex to attend a verdict hearing in a corruption case against her, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

The jail terms are to run concurrently, the high court said.

($1 = 4.4815 ringgit)

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