KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor testified on Tuesday that it was her former aide Datuk Rizal Mansor who solicited bribes of RM187.5 million for a solar hybrid project in Sarawak, and received RM6.5 million cash. Rizal had been jointly charged with Rosmah on the corruption charges in relation to the solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. "I have never ever asked or solicited for a bribe nor received any cash," Rosmah testified in her defence on Tuesday. She noted that her former aide admitted under oath in his testimony of receiving monies from Saidi and Rayyan. "I also heard similar complaints from FLOM's special officer Datin Seri Siti Azizah Sheikh Abod over Rizal," Rosmah said of the former aide.

Source: The Edge Markets October 05, 2021 06:33 UTC