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According to Bernama, Rosmah's former special officer Rizal Mansor, testified that the three bloggers were paid RM5,000 a month for nearly six years since 2012.
"They were among three or four team leaders of the cybertrooper team. There were also 12 to 15 bloggers that were paid around RM3,000 and about 30 'Facebookers' of whom all were paid around RM2,000 each during the six years," said Rizal during cross-examination by Rosmah's lawyer Jagjit Singh.
According to Bernama, Rosmah's former special officer Rizal Mansor, testified that the three bloggers were paid RM5,000 a month for nearly six years since 2012.
"They were among three or four team leaders of the cybertrooper team. There were also 12 to 15 bloggers that were paid around RM3,000 and about 30 'Facebookers' of whom all were paid around RM2,000 each during the six years," said Rizal during cross-examination by Rosmah's lawyer Jagjit Singh.
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