PKR Youth wings across the nation will lodge police reports on Sarawak Report's allegation that a prominent lawyer received RM9.5 million from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's personal account.

Describing the allegation as a "damning revelation", PKR Youth deputy chief Dr Afif Bahardin said that "it is now proven there was a hidden hand" involved in a high-profile court case.

"The report supports the theory that there was a political conspiracy..," he told Malaysiakini.

Malaysiakini is withholding the name of the lawyer and details of the case he was involved in pending his comment on the allegation.

The news portal has also contacted Najib's press secretary Tengku Sharifuddin Tengku Ahmad for comment.

Questioning the timing of the alleged payment in relation to the high-profile court case, Afif urged inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar and attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali to initiate an investigation.

"We know you were appointed by Najib but this matter involves not only the integrity of the prime minister, but also the lawyer and the entire judiciary," said the Penang executive councillor.

"If the claims are true, there is no more rule of law…, and we should not call ourselves a democracy," he added.

Sarawak Report had alleged that the alleged payment to the lawyer was made from the same accounts, which received funds from state-owned SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1MDB.

The website claimed the bank account number was the same that appeared in a document held up by the attorney-general hen he cleared Najib of wrongdoing in the SRC case in January last year.

SRC International is the recipient of a RM4 billion loan from Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP).

Sarawak Report claimed the payments to the senior lawyer were made in two tranches.

The first tranche of RM4.3 million was allegedly transferred on Sept 11, 2013 followed by another RM5.2 million on Feb 17, 2014.

Malaysiakini is unable to independently verify these claims.

Najib has repeatedly denied abusing public funds, while pro-government supporters have accused Sarawak Report and its London-based editor Claire Rewcastle-Brown of being part of a campaign to oust the prime minister using false allegations.

Sarawak Report has also been linked to former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is Najib's chief critic.

Rewcastle-Brown has denied these allegations.