PUTRAJAYA: Muda will discuss Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s position in the party after the Muar MP was acquitted of corruption and money laundering charges this morning.
The party’s acting president Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz said the party would hold a meeting later today.
“We will deliberate on the matter tonight,” she told reporters outside the Court of Appeal here.
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She said while Syed Saddiq had not held the party’s presidency since 2023, he remains a key figure in Muda due to his role as its founder and sole representative in Parliament.
Syed Saddiq was convicted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court of abetting in criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of assets, and money laundering in November 2023.
The former youth and sports minister was sentenced to seven years’ jail, fined RM10 million, and ordered to be given two strokes of the rotan. The sentence was stayed pending his appeal.
He later announced that he would temporarily step down as Muda president, adding that he would not be involved in the party’s decision-making processes.
Earlier this morning, the Court of Appeal ruled that Syed Saddiq should have been acquitted without his defence being called during the trial.
Justice Noorin Badaruddin said the prosecution had failed to prove the ingredients of the predicate charges of abetting in CBT and dishonest misappropriation.
Amira said she was happy with the court’s decision, and that it proved Syed Saddiq’s honesty.
Syed Saddiq meanwhile said that any decision on whether he reclaims the Muda presidency would be “made together”.