Former Bersatu Youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was driven by political mileage in early 2020 to give the order for RM1 million to be withdrawn from the political party's bank account, the prosecution told the Court of Appeal.

Deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin today submitted that the Muar MP was driven by concerns over leadership upheaval caused by the Sheraton Move that year, which caused the downfall of the Pakatan Harapan administration and the emergence of the Perikatan Nasional government.