SHAH ALAM – The Court of Appeal has set March 19, 2025, to hear Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman’s appeal against his corruption conviction and sentence.
According to media reports, deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin revealed during a case management session in Putrajaya that the court had allocated two days, March 19 and 20, 2025, for the appeal hearing.
"The court has also set March 4, 2025, as the final deadline for both parties to submit their written submissions," he reportedly said.
Meanwhile, the Muar MP took to Instagram to express his relief after over a year of anxiously awaiting the appeal process to begin.
He reiterated his belief in the judiciary as the ultimate avenue for justice, not political maneuvering.
"From day one, I have always insisted that justice for me can only come through the Judiciary, not through the politics of 'kissing hands.'
"Call me naive, but that’s the Malaysia I truly believe in and will die fighting for,” he said in his post.
Syed Saddiq added that he looked forward to clearing his name in court, emphasising that no one, regardless of status, should be above the law, himself included.
The lawmaker had been sentenced to seven years in prison and two strokes of the cane on charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of property, and two counts of money laundering.
The court had sentenced the former Muda president to three years in prison and one stroke of the cane for CBT involving RM1 million from the Bersatu Armada funds.
He had also been sentenced to two years in prison and one stroke of the cane for misusing RM120,000 from a Maybank Islamic Bhd account belonging to Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise (ABBE) for personal gain.
For each money laundering charge, Syed Saddiq was sentenced to two years in prison and fined RM5 million.
Failure to pay the fine would result in an additional two years of imprisonment.
The court had ordered the sentences to run concurrently.
However, Syed Saddiq successfully applied for a stay of execution, allowing him to delay serving the sentence pending the outcome of his appeal.