The two-day appeal hearing of Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman at the Court of Appeal has been extended to another session in April.
Following the court's decision on Thursday (March 20), Syed Saddiq told a press conference that he was "frustrated" by the delay but accepted it nonetheless.
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Following the court's decision on Thursday (March 20), Syed Saddiq told a press conference that he was "frustrated" by the delay but accepted it nonetheless.
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00:00You have been informed that the trial process has been postponed due to the fact that both
00:27the defendants are unwell. I sincerely pray that they recover quickly and return to normalcy.
00:39This is above and beyond what happens in the courtroom when it comes to health issues.
00:45I pray that they recover quickly.
00:48At the same time, it is a lie if I say that I am not affected or disappointed as someone who has been demanding justice and justice for five years.
01:03And today, Alhamdulillah, I have the opportunity to be under the court where I have been greatly respected and the process has been postponed.
01:17There is disappointment, but I still, as a Malaysian citizen, as a fundamentalist, I still respect the candidates,
01:25especially the institutions of judgment, which is the last pillar for democracy and those who feel disappointed.
01:32I think the media also know that I have been investigated since 2020.
01:37And in 2020, it took a year and a half for me to be sued.
01:42After being sued, I have never postponed a court case even for a day.
01:47Only Allah knows how many times I have been sick, but the court process will still take place.
01:52I have never once, me and my family, failed the court process to proceed.
01:58And after that, it took more than a year and a half, almost two years, to get written judgment so that we can start the appeal process.
02:08That's why I, in the first place, really hope that the two days that have been set are the end.
02:16Even though I am disappointed, I still need to respect the institutions of judgment, the institutions of judgment.
02:26I also understand that if you are really sick, there is nothing much that can be done.
02:31So the next date for the hearing of the appeal will be set?
02:36We only got the tentative date earlier. We have not yet received the final date because the process is still underway.
02:45The tentative was announced on 17th April, about one month from now. That's actually quite a long time from now.
02:52That date has not yet been set.
02:55I hope that it can be set as soon as possible.
03:01People always say that it's the opposite.
03:04The accused wants to be punished many times if possible.
03:07They don't want to go to court and go to the hospital.
03:11Or use various tactics to get justice.
03:14But I have never been like that.
03:16And I think my record will show it on its own.
03:19I have never denied it.
03:21I just want to speed up my hearing date.
03:24Because I truly believe in justice and I truly believe in the integrity of the institution of justice.
03:30And I want to clear my name through the institution of justice.
03:36So I do wish the very best to my two colleagues, members of prosecutors, so that they recover immediately.