She arrived at the court complex at 9.55am, accompanied by her lawyers and family members.

Rosmah was admitted to a private hospital in Ampang for severe neck and backache.

On Monday, her lawyers, Jagjit Singh and Akberdin Abdul Kader told trial judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan that she was unfit to attend court as she was suffering pain in the neck as well as arthritis.

Following this, her defence team urged the court to vacate her trial for the whole week (Jan 3 to Jan 6).

However, ad hoc prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram objected to the request, saying the prosecution refused to accept the medical certificate from the hospital.

Zaini allowed the trial to be postponed, and for the hearing to begin today.

Rosmah has claimed trial to soliciting RM187.5 million from Saidi Abang Samsudin, managing director of Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd, as an inducement to help the company secure the Hybrid Photovoltaic Solar System Integrated Project and Maintenance and Operation of Genset/Diesel for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. The project is worth a total of RM1.25 billion through direct negotiation from the Education Ministry.

She has also been charged with two counts of receiving bribe amounting RM6.5 million from Saidi.

The charges come under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act, carrying imprisonment for up to 20 years, fine of not less than five times the amount of the gratification or RM10,000, whichever higher, upon conviction.

Her former aide, Rizal Mansor, was supposed to be tried with her, but the prosecution withdrew the charges against him last month.