A civil suit filed by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and 10 other companies against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor over the purchase of luxury goods worth more than US$346 million, allegedly acquired using misappropriated 1MDB funds, will go to trial at the High Court beginning June 28, 2027.
Rosmah’s counsel, Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam, said the Judicial Commissioner, Datuk Muhammad Adam @ Edward Abdullah, fixed the trial dates during a case management session yesterday.
The trial is scheduled to run from June 28 to July 2, July 5 to July 9, and July 19 to July 30, 2027.
“The court also fixed Sept 28 this year to hear an application to amend the writ of summons and an application for a Mareva injunction,” Rajan said when contacted today.
A Mareva injunction is an interim court order that restrains the wife of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak from disposing of assets worth US$346 million, including cash, company shares, real estate or other property, pending the outcome of the case.
The suit, filed on May 9, 2024, was brought by 1MDB and five of its subsidiaries: 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited, 1MDB Energy Limited, 1MDB Energy (Langat) Limited, Global Diversified Investment Company Limited and SRC International Sdn Bhd.
The other five plaintiffs are Affinity Equity International Partners Limited, Alsen Chance Holdings Limited, Blackrock Commodities (Global) Limited, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited and Brightstone Jewellery Limited.
The plaintiffs are seeking a court order requiring Rosmah to pay US$346,010,489, or such other amount as the court deems appropriate.
They are also seeking a declaration that the first to sixth plaintiffs are the lawful owners of the luxury goods allegedly in Rosmah’s possession.
When the suit was initially filed, it named Rosmah as the first defendant and Singaporean national Shabnam Naraindas Daswani as the second defendant.
However, in April 2025, 1MDB and the other plaintiff companies withdrew the suit against Shabnam.
