Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s legal team has apologised over a public statement made by a lawyer regarding his ongoing misappropriation and money laundering trial.
The accused’s counsel Haijan Omar made the apology before the Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning.
“The defence apologises for what has transpired and we believe this will not happen again or be repeated,” the lawyer said as former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq looked on from the dock.
The apology came on the heels of deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin applying for the court to issue a reprimand over the public statement.
“I do not wish to cite for contempt but only a reprimand because we all are adults,” the prosecutor said.
The DPP also made reference to an MACC police report made on June 24 regarding a statement by lawyer Lim Wei Jiet over the case. Lim is also a member of Muda, a new youth-based party set up by Syed Saddiq after being booted out of Bersatu.
After Syed Saddiq’s legal team made the apology, judicial commissioner Azhar Abdul Hamid accepted it, reminding parties in the case to “let the evidence speak for itself”.
Then the trial proceeded with testimony by eighth prosecution witness and tailor Muhammad Naqib Ab Rahim, who also happened to be a member of Bersatu Youth. Syed Saddiq used to be its chief.
Two misappropriation charges
Previously at the Sessions Court last year, Syed Saddiq claimed trial for two charges of misappropriation involving RM1.12 million from Bersatu Youth.
He also pleaded not guilty to two counts of abetting money laundering, whereby each alleged transaction involved RM50,000.
According to the two abetment charges framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, he was accused of being involved in the transfer of the funds on two occasions on June 16 and 19, 2018.
On each occasion at the Maybank Islamic Berhad, Taman Perling in Johor Bahru, he was alleged to have transferred RM50,000 from his Maybank Islamic Bhd account to his Amanah Saham Bumiputera account.
The four charges were later transferred to the Kuala Lumpur High Court for joint trial. - Mkini
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