DPP: Income Tax Act doesn't bar criminal prosecution against Rosmah

The Income Tax Act 1967 does not bar the authorities from bringing the RM7 million money laundering and tax evasion criminal court case against Rosmah Mansor, the prosecution contended.

In an affidavit in reply against Rosmah's application to nullify the 12 money laundering counts involving RM7 million and five charges of failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), deputy public prosecutor Poh Yih Tinn rubbished her contention that the charges are baseless, defective, premature, inconclusive, and do not reveal any offence under the law.

"I also respectfully state that there is no provision under the Income Tax Act that prevents or prohibits the prosecution of offences for non-compliance with Section 77(1) of the same act...