Najib Razak’s daughter, Nooryana Najwa Najib, expressed her sadness over her father’s inability to celebrate Hari Raya with his family this year.
First time celebrating Hari Raya Alone
Najib is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for his involvement in the misappropriation of RM42 million of SRC International funds.
In an interview with Utusan, Yana Najib shared that her father had told her recently that this would be his first time celebrating Hari Raya alone in prison.
“As a child, it is challenging to see my father observe Ramadan alone in prison. What is even sadder is that he may also have to celebrate Hari Raya in prison,” she said.
Nooryana also mentioned that if her father was facing a fair system, she would feel more at peace.
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Earlier, Nooryana had taken to social media to request for prayers from the public for her family to be united for Hari Raya.
On March 31, the Federal Court rejected Najib’s appeal to review his sentence. He is currently seeking a pardon from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for his sentence. UMNO has also stated that they will seek an audience with the King to appeal for Najib’s pardon.
Meanwhile, a Change.org petition titled “Support Pardon for Former Prime Minister Najib” was started on April 8 and has garnered 19,784 signatures thus far.
On the flip side, a petition called “Oppose Pardon for Former Prime Minister Najib” initiated by Bersih 2.0 in August 2020 has garnered over 149,720 signatures.
