KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the case of former special officer to the former Prime Minister, Datuk Rizal Mansor, who is facing four corruption charges involving a solar hybrid system project for rural schools in Sarawak, has submitted the relevant documents to the defence.
Lawyer Ridha Abdah Subri, representing Rizal, told Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob when the case came up for mention yesterday, that the prosecution handed over the documents yesterday morning.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Farizul Hassan Bakri, who appeared for the prosecution, confirmed the matter.
Ridha Abdah also informed the court that the case had been transferred to the High Court.
“Yesterday, the High Court allowed the application by the defence to transfer the case from the Sessions Court to the High Court,” she said, adding that the date for the hearing and which court had yet to be fixed.
On Nov 15 last year, Rizal, 45, pleaded not guilty to four counts of soliciting and accepting bribes for himself and the former prime minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, amounting to RM5.5 million, involving the supply of equipment and installation of the solar hybrid system for rural schools in Sarawak.
On the first charge, he was accused of soliciting, on behalf of Rosmah, RM187,500,000 which was 15 percent of the contract value, from Saidi Abang Samsudin, the managing director of Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd.
The money was as inducement for Rosmah to assist the company in securing the Hybrid Photovoltaic System Integrated Project and the maintenance and operation of diesel generator sets for 369 rural schools in Sarawak, worth RM1.25 billion through direct negotiation with the Education Ministry.
On the second charge, Rizal was accused of soliciting RM25,000,000 for himself from Saidi to ensure that Rosmah would assist Jepak Holdings with getting the project. – Bernama
