Following his recent jailing on corruption charges, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and his supporters have been crying foul over it.

Some in his camp went so far as to compare him to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim himself had spent more than 10 years behind bars on charges widely viewed to be politically motivated, and he felt that outlandish claims made by Najib and his family should not be entertained.