The prosecution has abandoned its appeal to reverse a High Court ruling last year that acquitted Rosmah Mansor of her 17 money laundering and tax evasion charges without going through a trial.
Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad, a member of Rosmah’s legal team, said they were served with a copy of the notice of discontinuance filed in the Court of Appeal two days ago.
In the notice, deputy public prosecutor Saiful Edris Zainuddin said the prosecution did not intend to pursue the appeal.
A notice of appeal was filed on Dec 20, 2024, a day after Justice K Muniandy ruled that the charges against the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak were illegal and flawed as they did not comply with provisions in the Criminal Procedure Code.
“The charges amounted to duplicity and…