Rosmah Mansor, the former first lady of Malaysia, was sentenced on Thursday for receiving bribes during the presidency of her husband, arrested last week in a case of embezzlement of state funds.
Rosmah was considered guilty on all three counts of the court case related to the acceptance of millionaire bribes related to a project to install solar energy in public schools on the island of Borneo in 2016 and 2017.
However, the former first lady still free on bail, because he appealed the sentence.
Najib Razak, the former head of state, was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison after having lost the last resort in one of the five processes that pointed him out as responsible for the embezzlement of state funds.
the couple was target of several corruption complaints following the defeat of the Najib-led United Malay National Organization (UNMO) party in the 2018 elections.
After Najib was removed from power, the authorities carried out several searches in the houses where they lived and were Millions of dollars worth of jewelry and luxury items seized.
Malaysian Police Search House of Former Prime Minister Najib Razak
Rosmah, 70, was also charged in separate cases that also include money laundering and tax evasion and that they have not yet begun to be judged.
If the higher judicial bodies find Rosmah guilty of the crimes with which she is charged, she may be sentenced to 20 years in prison and the payment of a five times the fine number of bribes received.
Source: Observadora
