The Court of Appeal today postponed Rosmah Mansor's appeal against her 2022 conviction and 10-year jail sentence in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project graft case until September 2026 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. The appeal is scheduled to take place over three separate periods: September 1-4, 8-11, and 21-30, with the court warning that no further adjournments will be permitted. Justice Azhahari Kamal Ramli, who chairs the Court of Appeal panel, said, "We have fixed the appeal for hearing. We will not allow any further adjournment" [2].
The adjournment was partly granted due to grief experienced by one of Rosmah's lawyers, Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader, whose 24-year-old son Adli Hakim died in a car crash on May 22 along the Karak Highway in Kuala Lumpur [2, 3, 4, 5]. Datuk Jagjit Singh, who spoke for the defense, commented, "He is still in deep grief and mourning. We hope the prosecution can understand this situation" [3, 5].
Rosmah was convicted and fined RM970 million in 2022 for graft linked to the solar hybrid power system installed in 369 rural schools in Sarawak [2]. She has been appealing both her conviction and sentence. Part of her ongoing appeal involves a failed attempt to recuse the trial judge, Datuk Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, over leaked draft judgments. The Federal Court dismissed that recusal bid in March 2026 [1, 2, 5].
The Court of Appeal panel includes Justice Azhahari Kamal Ramli, Justice Dr Choo Kah Sing, and Justice K. Muniandy, who previously served as the High Court judge that granted Rosmah a full acquittal in an unrelated money laundering and tax evasion trial in December 2024 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
The Federal Court is set to hear Rosmah's review application regarding the recusal bid on July 29, which could affect the Court of Appeal proceedings [1, 2, 5]. The next concrete development will occur at that hearing before the appeal resumes in September.
