UPDATED 4.20PM | MACC says former premier Najib's wife has been released on bail.
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, was today arrested by the MACC in relation to a government solar power project.
"The MACC arrested Rosmah at 1.45pm after she presented herself to facilitate in the completion of the investigation into the solar case at 1.40pm," it said in a statement."Rosmah will be charged under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009," it said. Section 16 states that any person who corruptly solicits or receives or agrees to receive any gratification as an inducement or reward on the account of doing anything in respect of any matter or transaction commits an offence.
If found guilty, Rosmah faces imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the sum or value of the gratification or RM10,000, whichever is higher.involving around RM7.1 million under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti- Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activites Act 2001.Those charges related to Rosmah allegedly
RM187.5 million for an RM1.25 billion Education Ministry project to install a hybrid solar and diesel power to 369 rural schools in Sarawak.To post or ‘like’ comments on Malaysiakini stories, you will need to sign in with an active paid subscription.
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