“The judge made the decision (in favour of Najib) based on facts and there was no political element at play,” she told Mingguan Malaysia, the weekend edition of Utusan Malaysia.

Nooryana was asked what she thought about those who had questioned the verdict by Justice Zaini Mazlan.

Najib, who was prime minister and finance minister at the time, was accused of abusing his power to obtain immunity from legal action and causing amendments to the finalised 1MDB audit report in February 2016 before it was tabled  before the Public Accounts Committee.

In his judgment, Zaini held that although four items were removed from the 1MDB audit report, those items did not give rise to the possibility of any civil or criminal proceeding being brought against Najib.

Zaini also presided over Rosmah’s corruption trial in connection with the RM1.25 billion Sarawak rural schools’ solar energy project. He found her guilty in that case.

Nooryana said throughout the trial, Najib was confident that he had done nothing wrong.

“So when a judge acts fairly according to the facts, that is when he believes he can get true justice,” she said.

She said the focus now is on the Federal Court ruling on Najib Razak’s bid to review his conviction and sentence in the SRC International case.

“I pray that Bossku will get justice and return home to be with us,” she said using the nickname by which Najib is popularly known.

On July 28, 2020, Najib was convicted by Justice Nazlan Ghazali, then a High Court judge, for abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges over SRC funds amounting to RM42 million.

The conviction and sentence was then upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.

The former prime minister filed a motion to review the apex court’s ruling last August on grounds that it had breached the principles of natural justice, including his right to a fair trial and to counsel.