NOBODY quite splits opinions like Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Detractors will always view the wife of disgraced former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak as evil incarnate for her lavish lifestyle.
Supporters on the other extreme will always find reasons to counter the negative headlines which they feel have been manipulated to tarnish the matriarch’s good image.
This is evident in yesterday’s (June 10) Kuala Lumpur High Court ruling that Rosmah has to pay RM67.5 mil to Lebanese luxury jeweller – Global Royalty Trading SAL – after finding her liable for failing to return 43 pieces of jewellery entrusted to her on a consignment basis.
The court also dismissed Rosmah’s third-party claim against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the government, rejecting her contention that the items were seized during police raids linked to the 2018 1MDB investigations.
This sensational court ruling was reported by various mainstream media and news portals alike, including Malay language Malaysia Gazette.
Malaysia Gazette’s Facebook post on this court ruling has generated 4.8K likes, 2.6K comments and 289 shares at time of writing, underlining that the self-styled former ‘first lady’ still fascinates ordinary Malaysians.
Not everyone is convinced that the 70-year-old matriarch is liable for the missing items for they could be in the possession of someone else when they disappeared.
One obvious Rosmah fan was of the opinion that this constant hounding of Bossku and his family was for political mileage with the Johor state polls around the corner.
“Please stop this cruelty towards DSN (Datuk Seri Najib) family,” implored Pemuda Umno Pekan who wore his heart out on his sleeve.
Sharing such sentiments were commenters who clearly felt that their beloved ex-first lady could not have done such a thing and that it must have been the cops who had itchy fingers.
Some even sought to cast aspersions on the lead investigator in the 1MDB case –Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh, the former Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director and Kuala Lumpur police chief.
There were even suggestions that he has absconded and applied for Canadian citizenship!
Editor’s Note: Amar officially retired from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) in December 2018. Since his retirement, he has occasionally made appearances in the media such as testifying in High Court proceedings related to the 1MDB scandal.
More than one insinuated that the government in charge of the raid should be responsible for the safekeeping of the loot with all sorts of allegations of impropriety being casually flung about.
The narrative being pushed here is that Rosmah is the victim of the current administration’s witch hunt. However, it was pointed out the infamous raid on premises belonging to Najib and family was under Tun Mahathir Mohamad’s watch (during the centenarian’s second premiership reign).
Strangely enough, not one of her loyal followers sought to question just why Rosmah was in possession of so much jewellery (and cold hard cash). That the premises raided seemed like a veritable Aladdin’s cave did not seem to bother this particular demographic.
That warped logic was highlighted by one commenter who wondered how come the 1MBD case did not raise as many as eyebrows as did the missing loot.
It seems like only in Malaysia do looters, thieves and the crooked get votes of sympathy. – June 11, 2026
Main image credit: New Straits Times
