KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- "I have done my job to the best of my ability in the pursuit of justice. I leave any decision to the court."

That was the response from deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, who led the prosecution, when asked to comment on the final appeal involving Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Berita Harian reported today.

On June 25 last year, the Court of Appeal acquitted Syed Saddiq, 33, after allowing his appeal to overturn his conviction and seven-year jail sentence, two strokes of the cane and a RM10 million fine imposed by the High Court on November 9, 2023.

The conviction involved charges of criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of property and money laundering linked to funds from B...