What did the dissenting judge believe Syed Saddiq should have been convicted of?

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Dissenting Judge Believed Syed Saddiq Should Have Been Convicted on Three Charges

The dissenting judge, Court of Appeal President Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Jais, held the view that Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman should have been convicted on three of the four criminal charges he faced. Specifically, his belief was that Syed Saddiq should have been found guilty of abetting criminal breach of trust and two counts of money laundering. This perspective was part of a dissenting judgment in the Federal Court's 2-1 majority decision to uphold Syed Saddiq's acquittal.
Specific Charges Advocated for Conviction

Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Jais detailed the specific offences for which he believed Syed Saddiq should have been convicted. These included the first charge of abetting criminal breach of trust concerning RM1 million of Armada funds, alongside two subsequent charges related to money laundering. While the majority of the Federal Court judges dismissed the prosecution's appeal, Abu Bakar's dissenting opinion outlined a proposed conviction and sentence for these charges.
Proposed Sentencing in Dissenting View

In his dissenting judgment, Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Jais not only believed Syed Saddiq should have been convicted but also proposed specific sentences for those convictions. For the charge of dishonest misappropriation, he suggested a sentence of six months' imprisonment and one stroke of the cane. For each of the two money laundering charges, he would have imposed a six-month jail term and a RM5 million fine, with a default two-year imprisonment if the fine was not paid.
Majority Decision Overrides Dissent

Despite the detailed reasoning and proposed convictions by Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Jais, his views did not prevail due to the majority decision of the Federal Court. Judges Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali and Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah agreed to dismiss the prosecution’s appeal, affirming the Court of Appeal's earlier ruling. This outcome meant that the conviction and sentence proposed by Abu Bakar became immaterial to the final judgment of the court.

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