Kuala Lampur, June 18 -- Picture by Hari Anggara

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 -- Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has denied that she was forced out of the courtroom where her husband Datuk Seri Najib Razak is being tried for corruption, contrary to news reports earlier today.

Rosmah told Malay Mail that she left the courtroom of her own volition, after the High Court judge presiding over Najib's case today was notified of her presence and the possibility that she may be called as a witness in Najib's trial on charges involving millions of funds belonging to former 1Malaysia Development Berhad subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd.

"I want to categorically state that I was not at any point, booted out of the court, or forced/ordered to leave the proce...