The Court of Appeal has fixed timelines for Rosmah Mansor’s application to adduce fresh evidence in her solar hybrid project appeal, with the motion tentatively set to be heard on 1 September — the date previously reserved for the start of her substantive appeal.
PUTRAJAYA, 30 July 2026 — The Court of Appeal is set to hear Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s applications to adduce fresh evidence in her appeal against her conviction in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project case on 1 September 2026.
The applications came up for case management on Thursday at 9am before Deputy Registrar Mahyudin bin Mohmad Som, who issued directions for both parties to complete the exchange of affidavits and written submissions ahead of the hearing.
Rosmah, the applicant, has filed the relevant Notices of Motion together with supporting affidavits seeking leave to introduce fresh evidence in her pending appeal. The documents have been served on the prosecution.
Rosmah Fresh Evidence Application: Court Sets Deadlines
The Court directed the prosecution, as respondent, to file its Affidavit in Reply on or before 12 August.
Rosmah will then have until 19 August to file her Affidavit in Reply, if any.
Both parties are required to file their written submissions by 26 August, followed by a pre-hearing case management on 27 August.
The applications to adduce fresh evidence are tentatively scheduled to be heard on 1 September.
Significantly, 1 September had previously been fixed as the first day of the hearing of Rosmah’s substantive appeal against her conviction and sentence.
The latest directions mean the appellate court is expected to first deal with the fresh evidence applications before the substantive appeal proceeds.
Appeal Stems From Sarawak Solar Project Case
Rosmah’s appeal arises from her conviction on 1 September 2022 on three corruption charges connected to a RM1.25 billion project to supply solar hybrid energy to 369 rural schools in Sarawak.
The charges involved allegations that Rosmah solicited RM194 million in gratification and received RM6.5 million from Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin in connection with helping the company secure the project from the Education Ministry.
High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan found Rosmah guilty on all three charges and sentenced her to 10 years’ imprisonment on each charge, to run concurrently, as well as imposing a total fine of RM970 million.
Rosmah has consistently challenged the conviction and sentence and filed an appeal in September 2022. Her subsequent petition of appeal set out 127 grounds challenging the High Court’s decision.
Rosmah’s Substantive Appeal Yet to Be Heard
The substantive appeal has yet to be determined by the Court of Appeal.
Its hearing had earlier been scheduled to begin on 1 July 2026, before being postponed to 1 September amid separate proceedings concerning Rosmah’s bid to disqualify the trial judge.
The latest applications introduce another issue for the appellate court to determine: whether Rosmah should be permitted to place fresh evidence before the Court of Appeal as part of her challenge to the conviction.
The nature and significance of that evidence will likely become clearer when the applications are argued before the court.
For now, the parties have until late August to complete their affidavits and submissions before returning for the pre-hearing case management on 27 August. – NMH
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