KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court in Kuala Lumpur is scheduled to make a decision on November 9 regarding the acquittal or conviction of Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (pic). He is facing charges of abetting in criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of property, and money laundering.
The verdict will be delivered by Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid at 9 am following the conclusion of the defence case. This information was retrieved on September 21 through a search in the judicial system.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharudin Wan Ladin has confirmed the date.
On March 14 of this year, the defence team concluded its case after presenting four witnesses, including Syed Saddiq.
On October 28 of last year, Syed Saddiq, aged 30, was ordered to enter his defence on the four charges. This decision was made after the prosecution successfully established a prima facie case against him at the end of their case.
The prosecution wrapped up their case on September 27 of last year, after calling 30 witnesses, which included Syed Saddiq’s parents, Syed Abdul Rahman Abdullah Asagoff and Shariffah Mahani Syed Abdul Aziz, as well as former Armada assistant treasurer Rafiq Hakim Razali.
Syed Saddiq, who was the Bersatu Youth wing or Armada chief at the time, was charged with abetting Rafiq in committing a criminal breach of trust by misappropriating funds amounting to RM1 million. The funds were entrusted to Rafiq, and the offence occurred at CIMB Bank Bhd, Menara CIMB KL Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 2 in Kuala Lumpur on March 6, 2020.
In addition, he was accused of misappropriating RM120,000 from Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise’s Maybank Islamic Bhd account. This was done by causing Rafiq Hakim to dispose of the money at Malayan Banking Bhd, Jalan Pandan 3/6A, Taman Pandan Jaya in Kuala Lumpur between April 8 and 21, 2018.
Syed Saddiq is also facing two counts of money laundering. Specifically, he conducted two transactions of RM50,000 each, which are suspected to be proceeds from unlawful activities. The transactions were made from his Maybank Islamic Bhd account into his Amanah Saham Bumiputera account at a bank located in Jalan Persisiran Perling, Taman Perling, Johor Baru on June 16 and 19, 2018. – Bernama
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