Syed Saddiq overcome with emotion, breaks down after acquittal
KUALA LUMPUR: Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was visibly emotional and could not hold back tears after being acquitted of all corruption charges today.
Just before addressing the media, his tearful mother walked alongside him, accompanied by his lawyer and entourage, as they left the courtroom.
Earlier, a three-judge Court of Appeal panel led by Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim allowed the former youth and sports minister's appeal, setting aside his conviction, seven-year prison sentence, RM10 million fine, and two strokes of the rotan.
The other panel members were Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Noorin Badaruddin.
On July 22, 2021, Syed Saddiq was charged—while serving as the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia Armada wing chief and entrusted with control of its funds—with abetting Bersatu assistant treasurer Rafiq Hakim Razali in committing criminal breach of trust (CBT) in volving RM1 million of Armada's funds.
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