KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the case of Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (pix), who faces four charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of funds and money laundering, will prove that all offences allegedly committed by the Muar Member of Parliament (MP) are of malicious intent and dishonest.
Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, who led the prosecution team, said his team would rely on a combination of direct evidence, circumstances, and documents in proving the case against the accused.
“The evidence under Sections 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Evidence Act 1950 is not in favour of the accused.
“We will also not use the presumption under Section 409A of the Penal Code in proving our case against the accused later,” he said while reading the prosecution’s opening statement on the first day of the trial before High Court Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid.
Syed Saddiq, 29, clad in blue batik shirt, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex at about 9 am. — Bernama
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