FORMER youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has claimed trial to two counts of abetting in the laundering of RM100,000. 

The Muar lawmaker was charged this morning at the Johor Baru Sessions Court.

The charges were brought under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

He was accused of being involved in the transfer of the funds on two occasions on June 16 and 19, 2018. 

The offences were said to have taken place at Maybank Islamic Berhad, Taman Perling in Johor Baru, where he is alleged to have transferred RM50,000 from his Maybank Islamic Berhad account to his Amanah Saham Bumiputera account. 

The new charges follow two criminal breach of trust charges on July 22.  

The former Bersatu youth leader was charged with misappropriating RM1 million belonging to the party before Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi. 

He also claimed trial to a second charge of misappropriating RM120,000 of election funds belonging to the party’s youth wing in April 2018. – August 5, 2021.