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Syed Saddiq faces Court of Appeal decision today
The appeal concerns one count each of abetting criminal breach of trust (CBT) and misappropriation of property, along with two charges of money laundering, all linked to alleged offenses that took place seven years ago. By NOOR AZLIDA ALIMIN AND TUAN BUQHAIRAH TUAN MUHAMAD ADNAN
25 Jun 2025 09:38am
The 33-year-old was seen embracing his parents, who had arrived at the court as early as 7.38am. - Bernama photo
PUTRAJAYA – Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman appeared at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya on Wednesday to hear the outcome of his appeal against both his conviction and sentence.
The appeal concerns one count each of abetting criminal breach of trust (CBT) and misappropriation of property, along with two charges of money laundering, all linked to alleged offenses that took place seven years ago.
The 33-year-old was seen embracing his parents, who had arrived at the court as early as 7.38am.
On November 9, 2023, Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid convicted Syed Saddiq on all four charges and handed down the sentence.
Following the conviction, Syed Saddiq filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal, citing 18 grounds in his petition, seeking to have the convictions overturned and the sentence quashed.
According to the first charge, Syed Saddiq is accused of abetting Bersatu's youth wing Armada assistant treasurer, Rafiq Hakim Razali, who was entrusted with RM1 million in funds, in committing criminal breach of trust by misusing the money.
This offence allegedly took place at CIMB Bank Berhad, Menara CIMB KL Sentral, Jalan Sentral 2, on March 6, 2020.
It falls under Section 406 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment, whipping, and a fine upon conviction.
In the second charge, he is accused of misappropriating RM120,000 for personal use from a Maybank Islamic Berhad account belonging to Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise by instructing Rafiq to dispose of the funds.
This offence is alleged to have occurred at Malayan Banking Berhad, Taman Pandan Jaya, between April 8 and 21, 2018.
It is charged under Section 403 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison, whipping, and a fine.
He also faces two charges of involvement in money laundering.
He is accused of transferring RM50,000 on two occasions from his personal Maybank Islamic Berhad account into his Amanah Saham Bumiputera account, with the funds allegedly being proceeds of unlawful activity. These transactions reportedly took place at a bank in Jalan Persisiran Perling, Taman Perling, Johor Bahru, on June 16 and 19, 2018.
The charges are filed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, and punishable under Section 4(1) of the same Act.
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