The criminal court has no power to issue a declaratory order to nullify Rosmah Mansor’s corruption case linked to the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid energy project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak, the Court of Appeal heard today.

Deputy public prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram submitted today that a criminal court, such as the one at Kuala Lumpur currently presiding over Rosmah’s solar graft trial, is not empowered to issue declarations like those by civil jurisdiction courts.

Sri Ram was referring to Rosmah’s failed bid at the High Court on Sept 24 to nullify her solar project corruption trial, due to alleged invalidity...