Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak arrived at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya at around 9.45am.

He was summoned to the commission for questioning with regard to the RM42 million transferred into his personal bank accounts that originated from former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International.

The sum transferred between December 2014 and February 2015 ended up in Najib's personal bank accounts after passing through several intermediaries.

However, outgoing attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali had previously cleared Najib of any wrongdoing, saying there is no evidence of graft and the former premier was unaware that the money came from SRC International.

Meanwhile, a group of about 40 supporters gathered at the MACC headquarters.

One of them, a 31-year old ride-hailing service driver named Zapa, said he wanted to see justice done.

However, he claimed that it appears as if Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was exacting revenge on his successor.

“Yes, we are BN supporters and yes we lost (the election), but we want to see justice upheld. If Najib is to be investigated, he should be investigated fairly.

“However, we are upset (terkilan) because what is happening now is like revenge from Mahathir,” he told Malaysiakini.

Umno information bureau member Lokman Adam, who yesterday urged supporters to come to MACC’s headquarters to show moral support for the former Umno president, echoed Zapa’s sentiments.

He said he hopes Najib would get a fair trial but claimed that the new Pakatan Harapan-led government was practicing selective prosecution.

As an example, he said Najib has been placed under tight security as though he is under house arrest before he was even charged, whereas Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had been sworn into office yesterday despite a pending corruption trial against him that now looks set to be dropped.

Lokman also questioned the Registrar of Societies move to approve Harapan's registration as a coalition following its victory at the 14th general election, despite supposedly problems with its component party Bersatu.

“They appear to talk about the rule of law when it comes to issues involving BN leaders, but they have taken a different approach when it comes to issues involving non-BN leaders,” he said.