JOHOR BARU: Former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman
(pic) has claimed trial to two charges of money laundering at the Sessions Court here involving a total of RM100,000.
The 29-year-old, who is also Muar MP, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Sessions judge Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail on Thursday (Aug 5).
According to the charge sheet, the accused had transferred RM50,000 from his bank account into his Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) account on June 16, 2018, and another RM50,000 on June 19 the same year.
The money was allegedly obtained through money-laundering activities and the offence was said to have been committed at a bank in Taman Perling, Johor Baru.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to two counts of corruption relating to criminal breach of trust (CBT) and misappropriation of monies involving funds that belonged to his former party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.
The 29-year-old pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out by a court interpreter before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi here on Thursday (July 22).
Standing in the dock, the Muar MP said Minta dibicara (I claim trial) .
According to the first charge, Syed Saddiq, as the youth leader of the party then, was entrusted with the funds belonging to the party s youth wing Armada Malaysia, and he allegedly committed CBT where he was said to have made a withdrawal of RM1mil through a cheque without the approval of Bersatu s top leadership.
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