KUALA LUMPUR – What the future holds for one of Malaysia’s brightest young political stars is anyone’s guess after his shocking conviction and sentencing for corruption on Thursday. He got a jail sentence and caning – a first for a Malaysian lawmaker – plus a hefty fine.
Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman, the handsome politician who holds the record as Malaysia’s youngest minister – he was 25 when appointed to the Cabinet in 2018 – stepped down as president of his youth-based party, the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), hours after the conviction.
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