PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has arrived at the Federal Court here as the apex court is set to deliver the decision on whether he will be allowed to review his conviction and sentence in the RM42mil SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
The incarcerated former prime minister arrived in a government vehicle from the Kajang Prison at 8.35am and escorted by police.
Some supporters were seen gathering at the court complex since 7am on Friday (March 31).
Najib's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and children Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin, Datuk Mohd Nizar Najib and Nooryana Najwa Najib were also seen entering the court to lend their support.
The Federal Court is set to deliver its decision today (March 31), a deadline that a five-judge panel gave itself in the former prime ministry's application for leave to review his conviction and sentence.
After hearing a lengthy submission by the defence and the prosecution over the span of six days in January and February on why Najib should or should not be given leave for the review, panel chair Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Justice Abdul Rahman Sebli had said the court's decision would come "no later than March 31".
Other judges on the bench are Federal Court judges Justices Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, Rhodzariah Bujang, Nordin Hassan and Court of Appeal judge Justice Abu Bakar Jais.
If leave is granted, the Federal Court will then fix a date to have Najib's review application heard on its full merits.
If the leave is not granted, Najib will have to resign himself to his fate in Kajang Prison.
Najib is seeking leave to review the Federal Court's decision of Aug 23, 2022 which upholds the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision to convict and sentence him to 12 years in jail and a RM210mil fine in the RM42mil SRC International case.
Najib's sons Mohd Nizar (left) and Mohd Nazifuddin arriving in court to show their support ahead of the verdict.
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