KUCHING, Nov 9: Former Youth and Sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, 30, has been sentenced to seven years’ jail, two strokes of the rotan (cane), and a RM10 million fine after he was found guilty of abetting in criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of assets, and money laundering.
Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported that Kuala Lumpur High Court Justice Azhar Abdul Hamid sentenced Syed Saddiq, who is also Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president and Muar MP, to three years in prison and to be whipped once for the CBT charge.
According to the news outlet, the High Court judge also sentenced Syed Saddiq to another two years in prison and one stroke of the rotan for embezzling assets belonging to the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Youth wing.
Both sentences are to run concurrently, which means the Muar MP will serve five years.
In addition, for the two counts of money laundering, Azhar imposed a prison sentence of two years and a fine of RM5 million each.
However, FMT reported that the High Court judge directed that the two sentences be executed simultaneously.
Earlier today, Syed Saddiq was found guilty on all four charges of abetting CBT, misappropriation of assets, and money laundering linked to RM1.12 million of Bersatu Youth monies. — DayakDaily
