A-GC files appeal against Syed Saddiq's acquittal
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers (A-GC) has filed a notice of appeal against the acquittal of Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman on charges of abetting criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of RM1 million belonging to Armada.
The AGC, in a statement, said the prosecution filed the notice of appeal today against the entirety of the court's decision.
Yesterday, a three-judge Court of Appeal panel led by Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim allowed the former youth and sports minister's appeal, setting aside his conviction, seven-year prison sentence, RM10 million fine, and two strokes of the rotan.
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