Rosmah’s lawyer, Rajivan Nambiar, said Justice Ong Chee Kwan dismissed Rosmah’s application with RM5,000 in costs.

According to Rajivan, the application filed on June 7 sought to stay the suit pending the outcome of Rosmah’s Court of Appeal filing, in which she wanted to overturn a High Court ruling that dismissed her bid to include the government and the police as third parties in the case.

Rajivan said the intent was that the two cases should not overlap or interfere with each other.

“The court today said that if Rosmah succeeds in her appeal, the court would give fresh directions on the proceedings between Rosmah and the third parties,” he said today.

Rajivan said the trial dates for the suit are scheduled for June 2-6 next year.

Global Royalty filed the suit on May 29, 2023, claiming that Rosmah falsely told the company that 44 items of jewellery – including diamond necklaces, bracelets and tiaras sent to her by a company agent – were seized by the authorities under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

The jeweller further claimed that the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak had shifted the blame onto the Malaysian government when in fact the jewellery had gone missing.

The company had initially sued Rosmah on June 26, 2018, demanding that she return the jewellery or pay US$14.8 million. However, the suit was withdrawn in 2019.