Seized jewellery for Rosmah’s viewing, say her lawyers

PETALING JAYA: The 44 jewellery items from Global Royalty Trading SAL were only for the purpose of viewing, says Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

In a statement issued through her lawyers, she denied purchasing any of the items.

“We would like to stress that the jewellery itemised in Global Royalty’s statement of claim were sent to our client for her viewing.

“The allegations being spread that the jewellery were purchased using stolen funds is therefore completely baseless and untrue.

“We shall, in due course, be tak- ing the necessary measures to protect our client’s interest,” Datuk K. Kumaraendran and Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent said in a statement.

When contacted, Geethan Ram said his firm has entered appearance on Monday.

Meanwhile, the Government is seeking to intervene on the basis that the items were purchased using stolen funds.

Senior Federal counsel S. Narkunavathy said the Attorney General’s Chambers would apply to become an intervener on grounds that the jewellery mentioned in the court papers belonged to the Government and that the items were bought using stolen money.

He told reporters this after meeting High Court senior assistant registrar Siti Faraziana Zainuddin in chambers that the court had directed the defendant to file her defence by July 23.

“The next case management is on July 27,” she said.

Pemantau Malaysia Baru president Datuk Lokman Noor Adam said the police should return the 44 items listed by Global Royalty so that Rosmah could return them to the firm.

“The lawsuit shows that the jewellery seized do not belong to her entirely.

“Some other jewellery might be hers but we don’t actually know if those are for her own usage,” said Lokman, who is also an Umno supreme council member.

He pointed out that former premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would receive gifts when he went abroad with Rosmah for official functions or when foreign leaders visited them in Malaysia.

Former Umno Youth exco member Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz also took it to Twitter to question the police about the seized items.

Separately, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said police have yet to receive any application from Rosmah to reclaim the jewellery.

Mohamad Fuzi said if Rosmah wanted to do so, she must follow the law and procedures.

“That is her right but we cannot simply release the items.

“It is not easy as they are connected with the 1MDB case,” Mohamad Fuzi told reporters after opening the 83rd annual general meeting of Koperasi Polis Diraja Malaysia Bhd yesterday.