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— AZLINA ABDULLAH/The StarKUALA LUMPUR: The High Court says that there is no provision in the Income Tax Act 1967 that prevented Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) from being prosecuted on charges of money laundering and failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Poh Yih Tinn said the claim by Rosmah that the court had taken over the functions of the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) was baseless. He added that the court will judge all the charges against her according to the criminal jurisdiction provided in the law. He said in an affidavit-in-reply, which was filed on Thursday (Sept 21), in response to Rosmah's application to strike out the 12 money laundering charges involving RM7,097,750 and five counts of failing to declare her income to the IRB. "There is no provision under the framework of the Income Tax Act 1967 that prevents or prohibits the prosecution of non-compliance under Section 77(1) of the same law unless and until the applicant's (Rosmah) dispute regarding the issue of taxable income is decided by SCIT," Poh added. Poh also denied claims by Rosmah that the 17 charges against her were baseless, defective, premature, inconclusive and did not disclose any offence in law. "The reasons the applicant gave do not reflect the correct legal position. The issue of whether the description of the subject of the 13th to 17th charge amounts to the type of income that can be taxed (chargeable income) is a question that is decided according to Section 4 of the same law and does not depend on the existence of any order, instruction, request nor assessment by the IRB," he said. Rosmah, 71, who is the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, filed the notice of motion to be acquitted and discharged of all the 17 charges against her on Oct 4, 2020. She allegedly committed the offences at Affin Bank Berhad, Bangunan Getah Asli Branch, Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur between 4 Dec 2013 and 8 June 2017 and at LHDN, Kompleks Bangunan Kerajaan, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim in Kuala Lumpur from 1 May 2014 to May 1, 2018. The case trial started last Aug 24, and two witnesses had testified. BernamaRelated stories:Court fixes Dec 13 to hear Rosmah’s bid to strike out 17 chargesHigh Court fixes Dec 13 to hear Rosmah's application to strike out 17 chargesRosmah files application to strike out money laundering, tax evasion chargesTags / Keywords:court,Rosmah Mansor,strike out charges,IRB,tax&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report it to us.What is the issue about?Spelling and grammatical errorFactually incorrectStory is irrelevantEmailInvalid captcha response. Please re-try again.Thank you for your report!NationTechnologyNationNationTechnologyNationStarPicksSpan Amendment Bill to be tabled in next parliament meeting, says Nik NazmiFormer health DG Dr Noor Hisham appointed as University of Cyberjaya chancellorCops investigate three scam reports involving over RM1mil lossesHealth Ministry prepared to face northeast monsoon, says Dr ZalihaChildren at higher risk of displacement due to climate change, says UnicefJohor-born billionaire Robert Kuok celebrates 100th birthdayRosmah claims charges against her overlapping, will not get fair trialEx-IGP leads Sabah Governor’s birthday honours listOne killed, another injured in collision at Ulu Tiram traffic light stopHelp provide more affordable housing options in Sabah, DCM urges developersSource: Department of Environment, MalaysiaLoad moreCopyright © 1995-Star Media Group Berhad [197101000523 (10894-D)]Best viewed on Chrome browsers.Download now!We hope you enjoy this feature!

— AZLINA ABDULLAH/The StarKUALA LUMPUR: The High Court says that there is no provision in the Income Tax Act 1967 that prevented Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) from being prosecuted on charges of money laundering and failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Poh Yih Tinn said the claim by Rosmah that the court had taken over the functions of the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) was baseless. He added that the court will judge all the charges against her according to the criminal jurisdiction provided in the law. He said in an...

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