COMMENT | On Oct 4, 2018 many Malaysians were extremely delighted to hear and find out that Rosmah Mansor was finally charged in court.

She was then facing 12 charges of money laundering involving RM7,097,750 and five charges of failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). She was accused of committing the offences between Dec 4, 2013 and June 8, 2017.

However, when the Kuala Lumpur High Court discharged and acquitted her today, people seemed overly upset. The joyful feeling in 2018 has switched to...