KUALA LUMPUR: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman had never told anyone that proceeds from two Bersatu Youth (Armada) fundraising programmes were meant to reimburse him for an advance he gave to the party for the 14th General Election (GE14) campaign, the High Court was told today (April 11).
Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin said as a prudent and educated man, Syed Saddiq should have told former Armada assistant treasurer Rafiq Hakim Razali, who was managing Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise’s accounts, about this.
"However, Syed Saddiq instructed for the whole RM120,000 to be transferred directly into his personal Maybank account,” he said when submitting at the end of Syed Saddiq’s defence case on four charges of abetment in committing criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of assets and money laundering.
"The accused also did not deny that Rafiq Hakim had made four transfers amounting to RM120,000 on April 8, 11, 12 and 21, 2018. The former youth and sports minister testified in his own defence for two days from Feb 22 this year, and five other individuals also gave evidence as defence witnesses.
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