PUTRAJAYA: The High Court was justified in ordering Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman to enter his defence on corruption charges, after ruling that the prosecution had proven all elements of the offences at the close of its case, the Federal Court heard today.

Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin said the trial judge had correctly applied the maximum evaluation when assessing the evidence of all prosecution witnesses in coming to his decision.

“The Court of Appeal bench erred in stating that Syed Saddiq’s defence should not have been called,” he said during submissions before a three-member bench chaired by Justice Abu Bakar Jais.

Also on the apex court panel hearing the appeal were Justices Che Ruzima Ghazali and Collin Lawrence Sequerah.

The prosecution is seeking to restore the conviction and sentence imposed by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on the former Bersatu Youth chief two years ago.

Submitting on the abetment charge, Wan Shaharuddin said Syed Saddiq had ordered then Bersatu Youth assistant treasurer Rafiq Hakim Razali to withdraw RM1 million from the youth wing’s bank account.


He said the Muar MP had claimed that the funds had been raised through his own hard work.

“He was the mastermind who forced the withdrawal,” the prosecutor said, adding that the Court of Appeal had misdirected itself on the evidence.

He said two prosecution witnesses — then Bersatu Youth assistant secretary Ahmad Redzuan Shafi and Rafiq — had testified that they were ordered to perform the withdrawal during a meeting at Syed Saddiq’s home in early March 2020.

The order came after the Sheraton Move and the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government in February 2020, he added.

Wan Shaharuddin submitted that the Court of Appeal was wrong to rely on Bersatu Youth information chief Ulya Aqamah Husamuddin’s claim that Syed Saddiq had not instructed the withdrawal.

“We have shown that he lied in his testimony during cross-examination,” he said, adding that Ulya’s statement to the investigators from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission conflicted with his evidence in court.

He also said Ulya “failed miserably” to support the testimony of Syed Saddiq on the abetment charge during the defence case.

DPP Ahmad Akram Gharib, submitting on the misappropriation charge, argued that the Court of Appeal had misconstrued it as a case of conversion.

“This is a grave misdirection and warrants appellate intervention. The bench cannot rewrite the charge and change the law,” he added.

Akram said Syed Saddiq had no right to transfer RM100,000 into his personal account from the sum of RM120,000 raised at his 2018 election campaign in Muar.

“The money was a public donation, but he dishonestly transferred it into his account,” he added.

DPP Farah Ezlin Yusop Khan argued that the two money laundering charges were capable of standing independently, without reliance on the predicate offences of CBT abetment and dishonest misappropriation.

Syed Saddiq’s lead counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, will make his rebuttal submission tomorrow.

Bye2 bella

Tak habis habis kes

Kinda confused. So the entire case relies on the testimony of witnesses and no supporting documentation? He said she said?

Muda muda dah banyak kes
Tua tua nanti tak tahu lah apa nak jadi.

The witness testimony must be consistent cannot tukar2 sesuka ati that is why DPP said he was lying

Fast2 return money, this government very pemaaf one.

up to the judges to believe or not... guilty or innocent...

Not Helang enough?

why this one return money but cannot DNAA?

Why Sabri 170mil can return money then NFA?

Kenapa?
Bukan sama sama org kito ke?

the rule is #BUDAKKITA #KITABOLEH
saddik bukan #BUDAKKITA

This post has been edited by akecema: Dec 11 2025, 04:50 PM

“The Court of Appeal bench erred in stating that Syed Saddiq’s defence should not have been called,”

yikes

Belum lagi dituduh bukan nfa🫢

Cepat walaun putar halim kata mahkamah bebaskan sakdik sbb kerajaan pmx dah control tiba2 bukan budak kita pulak🫢😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

kan sudah win kat court of appeal
kalau boleh lepas dia kenapa DPP nak appeal lagi?

maybe return money need see amount
small amount to like curi gardenia or milk powder for less than 1mil, you pulang also need go to jail

must over 100mil above only can pulang then NFA

Maybe DPP ada strong evidence mmg sakdik ambik wang parti🫢

Kes blm nfa la belum dakwa lg. Kena tanya anjing akecema zaman 33 bulan kuat sakau zaman madanon baru dpt balik duit rakyat RM 170 juta. Kalau x hancur duit bayar lobai hire influencer ratus ribu yg walaun bebal duk sokong🫢🤣🤣🤣🤣

Dari hire influencer baik hire anjkom mcm madnnani
Anjkom diorg xperlu otak, perlu duit je
Dapat duit akan woff woff
Sbb tu pemimpin ph sendiri ckp anjkom ni tak guna langsung

Those Sheraton Move Mastermind people should diee early.

Sbb sadik tak pulangkan duit tu
Kalau pulangkan mesti duit tu mesti anwar goyang ekor
Woff woff madnnani card