Syed Saddiq wanted RM120,000 public donation for himself, court told
PUTRAJAYA: Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman altered plans to keep a public donation of RM120,000 after winning the Muar parliamentary seat in 2018, the Court of Appeal heard today.
Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Farah Ezlin Yusop Khan said the former Bersatu Youth chief obtained the money via two fundraising events held in Muar and Ampang in early April that year.
He told donors that the 14th general election was the mother of all polls and that the odds were stacked against the opposition. He pleaded for their help to cross the finish line,” she said.
The money was kept in a Bersatu Youth bank account.
She said Bersatu Youth’s former assistant treasurer, Rafiq Hakim Razali, was then instructed to transfer RM120,000 into Syed Saddiq’s personal account in four separate transactions before the start of the election campaign on April 28 that year.
Farah said Syed Saddiq then transferred RM100,000 in two tranches on June 15 and 16 into his Amanah Saham Bumiputera investment account.
“What transpired was a change in intention as the money remained untouched during the entire campaign period and was only dealt with later,” she said before a three-member bench chaired by Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim.
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Chat Syed Saddiq wanted RM120,000 public donation, for himself, court told
Apr 18 2025, 06:58 AM, updated 8 months ago
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