A SMALL group of people gathered at former prime minister Najib Razak’s residence in Jalan Duta around 8pm for prayers ahead of the verdict of his money laundering case by the Court of Appeal tomorrow morning.

They were among the Najib supporters nationwide who held prayers tonight in solidarity with their leader.

According to one supporter met by The Malaysian Insight at the house, those who attended left by 9pm.

However, Najib was not present at that house as he is in self-quarantine at another residence in the capital.

In a Facebook post, Najib said that he would recite the yassin and pray virtually as he is in isolation.

“I received a lot of messages, calls, and read a lot of posts and comments on Facebook that gave words of support and prayers as well,” Najib said in his Facebook post.

Earlier today, Najib’s last-minute application to enter new evidence in his appeal against his conviction was thrown out, setting the stage for the verdict to be delivered by the Court of Appeal tomorrow.

The judges are set to rule tomorrow whether to uphold or overturn Najib’s conviction for multiple counts of money laundering, criminal breach of trust (CBT) and power abuse in relation to the theft of RM42 million of funds belonging to SRC International.

In July last year, High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali sentenced Najib to 10 years in jail for each of the three CBT and three money-laundering charges, as well as 12 years in prison and a fine of RM210 million for one charge of power abuse.

He later allowed Najib’s application to stay the execution of the verdict pending disposal of his appeal. Bail was allowed at RM2 million in two sureties. – December 7, 2021.