Foo Wei Min, an investigating officer from Bukit Aman’s commercial crime investigation department, said the first batch of items, comprising 9,554 pieces, was handed over to her solicitors, Messrs Azamuddin & Co, on April 29, 2022.

The second batch, comprising 2,431 pieces, was returned to her solicitors shortly after the High Court dismissed the government’s application to forfeit the jewellery at the end of that year.

Foo also said his testimony was based on his knowledge from eight years of investigation.

“This case is a nightmare for me. I still have Jho Low (Low Taek Jho) to track down,” said Foo, who investigated Najib Razak’s 1MDB case.

He was responding to a question by senior federal counsel Liew Horng Bin regarding the suggestion by Rosmah’s lawyers that Foo’s handling of exhibits had not complied with legal requirements.

Foo said the attorney-general had issued an order for the items to be returned to Rosmah and her husband, Najib.

“One piece of jewellery (a bracelet) was returned to the representatives of Global Royalty Trading SAL,” Foo added.

Foo was testifying on behalf of the police, named as a third party in a lawsuit filed by Global Royalty Trading SAL against Rosmah.

In the suit, filed in 2023, Global Royalty is seeking the return of 43 items of jewellery or, alternatively, payment of US$14.6 million, their estimated value.

The hearing continues before Justice Quay Chew Soon on Wednesday.