Rosmah’s lawyer, Jagjit Singh said she had been flagged as a “casual contact” on MySejahtera and was barred from entering the court building.

“She is present today, and we told her to stay in the car,” he said.

Trial judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan said the courts’ SOP only allowed those with “low risk” status to enter the compound.

“Even if I insist for her to come in, the officers downstairs can override my decision.

“The status can change. It may be orange or yellow now but it may turn blue later in the day,” he said.

Zaini then instructed the defence team to check and update Rosmah’s MySejahtera status on Friday.

“If she has a ‘low risk’ status, then we will proceed,” he said.

Rosmah is standing trial on three counts of corruption for allegedly soliciting RM187.5 million from businessman Saidi Abang Samsudin as an inducement to help his company, Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd secure the solar panel project for 369 schools in rural Sarawak, worth a total of RM1.25 billion, through direct negotiation with the education ministry.

She is also accused of receiving bribes amounting to RM6.5 million from Saidi between 2016 and 2017.

Ad hoc prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram will continue his cross-examination of Rosmah when the trial resumes.