The Malaysian High Court ruled on June 10, 2026, that Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is liable for 43 missing pieces of luxury jewellery consigned to her by Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL in 2018 and ordered her to pay RM67,461,027.37 (about US$14.57 million) within one month [1, 2, 3].
Only one of the 44 jewellery items, a diamond emerald bracelet, was recovered and returned to Global Royalty; the remaining 43 pieces remain unaccounted for [2, 3]. The consigned items included diamond necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets, and tiaras, with individual values ranging from US$124,000 to US$925,000 [2, 4].
Global Royalty had delivered the 44 pieces to Rosmah on February 10, 2018, under a consignment arrangement for viewing purposes but without purchase or payment [5, 4]. On May 17, 2018, police raided Rosmah’s Pavilion Residences unit as part of 1MDB investigations, seizing jewellery and other items [2, 6, 4]. Rosmah claimed the missing pieces were lost during this raid [6, 5]. However, the court rejected her third-party claim against the Inspector-General of Police and government, citing lack of evidence that police seized the 43 missing items [1, 7].
Judge Datuk Quay Chew Soon ruled, "Those facts are decisive. Once delivery, possession and non-return are established, the legal burden no longer rests on the plaintiff to speculate as to what transpired within the defendant's custody." He added, "The defendant cannot accept possession of another person's property, retain custody and control over it, and then deny legal responsibility" [7].
Global Royalty filed the lawsuit in June 2018 after failing to recover the jewellery and formally sued Rosmah in 2023 [6, 4]. The main hearing occurred from April 13 to 15, 2026, with testimony from both Global Royalty’s director and Rosmah [6, 4]. The court also awarded RM75,000 in costs to both the jeweller and third parties (police/government) [1, 7].
Global Royalty’s founder, Samer Halimeh, said, "I am pleased with the outcome. The Malaysian courts have shown again that they are independent. The judgment was very clear. I feel vindicated" [8]. Senior lawyer Datuk David Gurupatham said his client will "execute the judgment until we recover every penny, or she is declared bankrupt" if the amount is not paid within the one-month period [9].
Rosmah’s defense plans to seek a stay of execution and appeal to the Court of Appeal [9]. The court’s deadline for payment is June 10, 2026, making compliance or appeal imminent [1, 9].
