What specific evidence did the dissenting judge find compelling for the misappropriation charges?

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The dissenting judge did not specify any particular evidence for the misappropriation charge in the available record.

The dissenting judge, Court of Appeal President Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Jais, said the prosecution had proven the dishonest misappropriation and money laundering charges, but no detailed evidence was set out to show exactly what persuaded him on the misappropriation count. His view was that Syed Saddiq should have been convicted on three of the four charges, and he proposed six months’ imprisonment and one stroke of the cane for the dishonest misappropriation charge.
The dissent rested on a finding that the charges were proven
Abu Bakar said the prosecution had established the dishonest misappropriation and money laundering charges. He also said the Court of Appeal had erred and that Syed Saddiq should have been convicted on three charges.
No detailed evidential basis was spelled out
The record does not identify a specific document, witness, or transaction that Abu Bakar singled out as decisive for the misappropriation finding. It only states his conclusion that the charges were proven.
His proposed punishment shows how he viewed the case
For the dishonest misappropriation charge, he proposed six months in prison and one stroke of the cane. For each of the two money laundering charges, he would have imposed six months’ imprisonment and a RM5 million fine, with a two-year jail term in default of payment.
The majority reached the opposite conclusion
Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali and Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah dismissed the prosecution’s appeal and upheld the acquittal. Ruzima said the prosecution had failed to establish all four charges, including the first charge involving RM1 million in Armada funds.

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