Let’s Compare Syed Saddiq’s Case to Najib Razak’s Now

Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has been sentenced to seven years in prison, a RM10 million fine, and two strokes of the cane for charges of abetting in criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of funds, and money laundering. The High Court judge, Justice Azhar Abdul Hamid, found Syed Saddiq guilty on all charges, stating that the defense failed to raise reasonable doubt. The charges included abetting the misappropriation of RM1 million of Armada’s funds and misappropriating RM120,000 from Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise’s Maybank Islamic Bhd account.

Compare Cases

Now, let’s compare this with the case of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. He was guilty on all seven charges, including abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering, in connection to RM42 million from SRC International. The court sentenced Najib to 12 years in jail for abuse of power, 10 years for each of the three criminal breach of trust counts, and 10 years for each of the three money laundering counts. The sentences will run concurrently, resulting in a 12-year prison term. Additionally, Najib was fined 210 million ringgit ($49 million). This marks the first corruption conviction for a Malaysian prime minister.

Citizens have many questions on the Syed Saddiq case. See the Tweets below:

On top of his predicament, Syed Saddiq is the first political figure (ex-Minister) to get the rotan.

“Ahli Parlimen Muar, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman menjadi wakil rakyat pertama dikenakan hukuman sebatan bagi kesalahan jenayah kolar putih.”

Others are saying Najib did not get the rotan.

Cover Photo of Syed Saddiq from Twentytwo13

Najib Cover photo from Evening 5