KUALA LUMPUR: Police suspected Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and two others, were involved in the missing RM250,000 from the former's home, the High Court here heard today.
Police Assistant Superintendent Ahmad Marzuqi Ibrahim said only three people knew the safe's combination code: Syed Saddiq, his assistant Siti Nurul Hidayah Shaziman, and Lim Hooi Sean.
"They were the prime suspects in my investigation into the loss of the money as only certain people knew the combination code.
"I believed they were working in cahoots in this matter.
"There is nothing to connect Syed Saddiq's maid Novi Dwi Anggraeni to this case," he said in his witness statement.
Marzuqi who was the 5th prosecution witness said he carried out investigations under Section 48 and 4(1) of the of the Anti -Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Illicit Activities Act (AMLA) 2001.
"I also sent a letter to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) requesting further information to facilitate the case but received no response from them.
"My investigations also revealed that there was no sign of it (safe) being forced open and a forensic team only retrieved Syed Saddiq's fingerprints at the crime scene," he said.
He also confirmed that Syed Saddiq who is Muar Member of Parliament told the police that the money belonged to him and his parents.
"He never mentioned that the money involved was from his works in politics," he added.
Syed Saddiq is charged, as the then Armada chief entrusted with control of Armada funds, of abetting Rafiq Hakim Razali, Armada's assistant treasurer at the time, with Criminal Breach of Trust (CBT) of RM1 million of the organisation's funds.
He is alleged to have committed the offence at CIMB Bank Bhd, Menara CIMB KL Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, here on March 6, 2020, and is charged under Section 406 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to 10 years' jail with whipping, and is liable to a fine, if found guilty.
Syed Saddiq is also charged with misusing property for himself, namely RM120,000 from the Maybank Islamic Bhd account belonging to Armada Bumi Bersatu Enterprise by causing Rafiq to dispose of the money.
He is accused of committing the offence at Malayan Banking Bhd, Jalan Pandan 3/6A, Taman Pandan Jaya here between April 8 and 21, 2018.
The charge is framed under Section 403 of the Penal Code, which carries a minimum jail term of six months and a maximum of five years with whipping and is punishable by a fine, if convicted.
He also faces two counts of engaging in money laundering, namely two transactions of RM50,000, believed to be proceeds of unlawful activities, from his Maybank Islamic Bhd account into his Amanah Saham Bumiputera account.
Syed Saddiq is accused of committing the offence at a bank in Jalan Persisiran Perling, Taman Perling, Johor Baru, on June 16 and 19, 2018.
The charges are framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, which is punishable under Section 4(1) of the law, which provides for maximum imprisonment of 15 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount or the proceeds of illegal activities, upon conviction.
The trial before Judicial Commissioner Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid continues on July 4.