00:001MDB, SRC International Sendirian Berhad, and nine local and foreign entities linked
00:08to them have filed a lawsuit against Rosmah Mansor and the fashion designer seeking to
00:12recover a total of US$346 million in misappropriated funds.
00:20The 11 entities, named as plaintiffs, are suing Rosmah and Singaporean designer Shabnam
00:25Narindas Daswani, also known as Natasha Mirpuri, for wrongfully using the funds to purchase
00:32multiple items, including jewelry and handbags.
00:37They claim that the funds were channeled to their recipients through various offshore
00:41companies.
00:42Apart from the claimed sum, the plaintiffs are seeking general, aggravated, and exemplary
00:47damages from the duo.
00:50The court has fixed case management on May 24th.
00:54This is a second civil suit brought against Rosmah, the wife of former Prime Minister
00:59Najib Razak, in connection with the purchase of jewelry.
01:03In an earlier suit, Lebanese jewelry, global royalty trading SAL, is seeking the recovery
01:10of US$14.57 million in connection for 44 jewelry items shipped to her in February 2018.
01:19Rosmah contends they were seized by police and are no longer in her possession.
01:26Amirah Huda, FMT News.
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