PETALING JAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed June 25 to deliver its decision on Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s appeal against his conviction and sentence for criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering.
Deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin said the date was set during case management today, Berita Harian reported.
A three-member Court of Appeal panel chaired by Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim had heard submissions from the prosecution and defence over three days.
In November 2023, Syed Saddiq was found guilty of abetting in CBT involving more than RM1 million belonging to Bersatu Youth, and another count of dishonest misappropriation of property totalling more than RM120,000 also belonging to the wing.
The former Bersatu Youth chief was also convicted on two counts of money laundering for transferring a total of RM100,000 to his personal account from a company, Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise, linked to the youth wing.
The High Court imposed a three-year jail term and ordered that Syed Saddiq receive one stroke of the rotan.
The Muda founder was also sentenced to two years in jail and another stroke of the cane for the misappropriation charge and an additional two-year term behind bars for each of the money laundering offences. He was also fined RM10 million.
The court ordered that the jail terms for CBT and dishonest misappropriation run consecutively, and for those handed down for money laundering offences to run concurrently.
As a result, Syed Saddiq would have to serve seven years in jail. The sentence was stayed by the High Court pending the former Muda president’s appeal.
