Malaysian court overturns Syed Saddiq’s corruption conviction

Jun 25, 2025 | INVESTING

The Malaysian appeal court on Wednesday quashed the corruption conviction of former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, admonishing the lower court for not throwing out the allegations of embezzling funds earlier.
Syed Saddiq, a 33-year-old rising political star, was found guilty in 2023 of abetting a subordinate to withdraw 1 million ringgit (US$235,000) from his party Bersatu’s youth wing account, and misappropriating another 120,000 ringgit to fund his 2018 election…

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