KUALA LUMPUR: Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman says he accepts the court's ruling on his corruption case but will continue his fight to clear his name at the Court of Appeal.
"I accept it with an open heart. As a lawmaker, I am fully confident with our judiciary system.
"My lawyers told me we have a good case to appeal at the appellate court soon.
"As a politician, I need to become whiter than white," he said at a press conference here.
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Syed Saddiq also said he would make an announcement regarding his position as Muda president and Muar member of parliament during a press conference at the party's headquarters at 5pm.
"In regard to my position as Muda president, I have made up my mind... I will announce this during the press conference later.
"This is a matter of principle... I cannot preach something else and do something else," he added.
As soon as he concluded the press conference, Syed Saddiq embraced his parents, who had been present throughout the entire proceedings.
His mother Shariffah Mahani Syed Abdul Aziz was seen wiping away tears and being comforted by family members.
Syed Saddiq's lead defence counsel Gobind Singh Deo said they would file their appeal today.
Earlier, the court handed out the sentence after the defence failed to cast reasonable doubt against the prosecution's case.
On Oct 28, 2022, Syed Saddiq was ordered to enter his defence after the court ruled that the prosecution had successfully adduced credible evidence proving each essential ingredient of the offences.
On July 22, 2021, Syed Saddiq was charged, as the then Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia Armada wing chief who was entrusted with control of Armada funds, with abetting Bersatu assistant treasurer Rafiq Hakim Razalifor in committing criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM1 million of the organisation's funds.
He is also charged with misusing property for himself, namely RM120,000 from the Maybank Islamic Bhd account belonging to Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise, by causing Rafiq to dispose of the money.
He is facing two counts of engaging in money laundering in two transactions of RM50,000, believed to be proceeds of unlawful activities, from his Maybank Islamic Bhd account into his Amanah Saham Bumiputera account.