I suspected Syed Saddiq, 2 others conspired over missing funds, cop tells court
The court was told that former minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was among three individuals who knew the combination to open the safe.
KUALA LUMPUR: A police officer investigating missing funds from a safe belonging to Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman told the High Court today that he suspected the latter and two others had conspired to steal the money.
Investigating officer Ahmad Marzuqi Ibrahim said in his witness statement that he suspected this because, aside from former minister Syed Saddiq, only Siti Nurul Hidayah and Lim Hooi Sean knew the combination for the safe.
Marzuqi said there was no trace of the safe being forced open and that only Syed Saddiq’s fingerprints were found on it.
“I suspected that the trio were involved. I have sent a letter to obtain certain information from Bank Negara but have yet to receive a response until today,” he said.
Marzuqi, who is the fifth witness in Syed Saddiq’s trial, said the deputy public prosecutor had agreed that he investigate into the allegation that a sum of RM250,000 was missing from a safe in the Muar MP’s homr under Section 48 and 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
He said police had earlier detained Syed Saddiq’s maid, Novi Dwi Anggraeni, for two weeks to facilitate investigations, but that she was released after they could not find any evidence linking her with the alleged theft.
Meanwhile, another witness told the court that an individual known as “Hidayah Saddiq 2” in a WhatsApp group called “Ocean 17” had written, “Such a headache … just now, in a video call, he said it’s the party’s money”.
Wan Mohd Firdaus Wan Yusof, a technology forensics officer with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, said this after being asked by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin to read out the conversation which allegedly took place around 3pm on March 30, 2020.
Firdaus said the message was part of a WhatsApp conversation extracted from a mobile phone belonging to Bersatu Youth assistant treasurer Rafiq Hakim Razali.
However, Firdaus did not identify who the WhatsApp message referred to.
Under cross-examination, Syed Saddiq’s lawyer Gobind Singh Deo challenged Firdaus to identify the provision of law which allows him to extract someone’s personal messages and for the purpose of issuing a forensics report.
“There is none, is there,” Gobind asked Firdaus, to which Firdaus replied, “I am not sure.”
Syed Saddiq faces four charges of criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of funds, and money laundering of more than RM1 million belonging to Bersatu’s youth wing.
The trial before Judge Azhar Abdul Hamid will continue on July 4.
KUALA LUMPUR: A police officer investigating missing funds from a safe belonging to Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman told the High Court today that he suspected the latter and two others had conspired to steal the money.
Investigating officer Ahmad Marzuqi Ibrahim said in his witness statement that he suspected this because, aside from former minister Syed Saddiq, only Siti Nurul Hidayah and Lim Hooi Sean knew the combination for the safe.
Marzuqi said there was no trace of the safe being forced open and that only Syed Saddiq’s fingerprints were found on it.
“I suspected that the trio were involved. I have sent a letter to obtain certain information from Bank Negara but have yet to receive a response until today,” he said.
Marzuqi, who is the fifth witness in Syed Saddiq’s trial, said the deputy public prosecutor had agreed that he investigate into the allegation that a sum of RM250,000 was missing from a safe in the Muar MP’s homr under Section 48 and 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
He said police had earlier detained Syed Saddiq’s maid, Novi Dwi Anggraeni, for two weeks to facilitate investigations, but that she was released after they could not find any evidence linking her with the alleged theft.
Meanwhile, another witness told the court that an individual known as “Hidayah Saddiq 2” in a WhatsApp group called “Ocean 17” had written, “Such a headache … just now, in a video call, he said it’s the party’s money”.
Wan Mohd Firdaus Wan Yusof, a technology forensics officer with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, said this after being asked by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin to read out the conversation which allegedly took place around 3pm on March 30, 2020.
Firdaus said the message was part of a WhatsApp conversation extracted from a mobile phone belonging to Bersatu Youth assistant treasurer Rafiq Hakim Razali.
However, Firdaus did not identify who the WhatsApp message referred to.
Under cross-examination, Syed Saddiq’s lawyer Gobind Singh Deo challenged Firdaus to identify the provision of law which allows him to extract someone’s personal messages and for the purpose of issuing a forensics report.
“There is none, is there,” Gobind asked Firdaus, to which Firdaus replied, “I am not sure.”
Syed Saddiq faces four charges of criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of funds, and money laundering of more than RM1 million belonging to Bersatu’s youth wing.
The trial before Judge Azhar Abdul Hamid will continue on July 4.
"Marzuqi said there was no trace of the safe being forced open and that only Syed Saddiq’s fingerprints were found on it."
ReplyDeleteWithout commenting on the on-going case, I would point out to the moron of an IO Marzuqi that the safe belongs to Syed Saddiq and is located in HIS house.
So, of course you would:
1) expect Syed Saddiq to know the combination of the safe and,
2) his fingerprints will be all over the safe.
As to whether he stole the 250k, the question to ask is, "whose money did the 250k belong to?"
Interestingly, how did the police come to have the information of the missing 250k in SYED SADDIQ's safe; in HIS house.
Looks like there was a snake lurking to bite Syed Saddiq.