Rosmah, Tengku Adnan to be charged today

PUTRAJAYA: The wife of the former prime minister, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and former federal territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and two others will be charged in court today.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said in a statement yesterday that it had received the consent to prosecute from the Office of the Attorney-General with regard to Rosmah and a former special officer to the former prime minister, Datuk Rizal Mansor.

The MACC said Rosmah and Rizal would be charged on the case involving the project to supply and install solar energy in schools in Sarawak.

Both of them would be facing the charge at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court at 2.30 pm today (Nov 15).

SPRM also disclosed that Rosmah had been called to the MACC Headquarters, Putrajaya at 12 noon to complete the final process of investigation and prosecution.

Rosmah arrived at the MACC headquarters in a Proton Perdana car at about 11.40 am and was seen leaving the area at about 2.35 pm.

In the same statement, the MACC also disclosed the detention of Tengklu Adnan yesterday regarding the investigation on the sale of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) land at 3.25 pm at the MACC headquarters, Putrajaya.

The MACC said Tengku Adnan would be charged with a businessman, Datuk Tan Eng Boon at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court at 2.30 pm today, after obtaining the consent to prosecute from the office of the Attorney-General.