Overview
- The Federal Court dismissed the prosecution’s final appeal on Monday, July 13, 2026, upholding the Court of Appeal’s June 25, 2025 acquittal and closing the multi‑level legal fight.
- The ruling was a 2-1 split, with Justices Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali and Collin Lawrence Sequerah forming the majority and Court of Appeal president Abu Bakar Jais issuing a dissent.
- The majority said the prosecution failed to prove the key criminal breach of trust allegation involving a RM1 million Armada withdrawal.
- Syed Saddiq had been convicted by the High Court on Nov 9, 2023 and sentenced to seven years’ jail, two strokes of the cane and a RM10 million fine before the Court of Appeal overturned those verdicts.
- With his acquittal final, Saddiq is legally free and the outcome removes an immediate legal obstacle to his political career while keeping debate alive over how courts assess evidence in high‑profile graft cases.