Najib arrives at Palace of Justice ahead of 1MDB mega-graft scandal verdict [WATCH]

By NST in December 26, 2025 – Reading time 2 minute

PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrived at the Palace of Justice today ahead of a decision in the RM2.3 billion 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial.

Najib arrived at 8.25am in a silver SUV, amid chants of ‘Hidup Bossku’ from about 50 supporters gathered outside amid tight security.

Also present for the court decision was his son Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib.

Some of the supporters arrived as early as 7am and were seen sitting near the court’s main entrance to catch a glimpse of Najib, who arrive accompanied by police and prison officials.

The decision today will bring to a close one chapter of Datuk Seri Najib Razak‘s myriad legal troubles.

After more than seven years of courtroom skirmishes and marathon proceedings, judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah will decide whether the former prime minister is guilty or innocent of four charges of misappropriating 1MDB funds and 21 counts of money laundering.

Najib, who once wielded immense power as both prime minister and finance minister, has consistently denied all allegations, maintaining that the funds were political donations and that he was misled by those around him.

The prosecution has argued that Najib was not a passive recipient, but the ultimate decision-maker who enabled and benefitted from a complex web of financial manoeuvres that drained public funds.

The defence, meanwhile, insists the case is riddled with gaps, political motives and unproven assumptions.

If the court finds that Najib’s defence team, led by lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, has successfully raised reasonable doubt in the prosecution’s case, the former Umno president will be acquitted.