A #Malaysian#court sentenced a #lawmaker who was the country’s youngest ever minister & a rising star in national #politics to seven years in prison on Thursday for #embezzling more than $200,000USD from a political party’s funds.
Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who was #convicted on all 4 charges he faced, was also fined 10 million ringgit ($2.13 million) & became the first #politician to receive a #FloggingSentence - he'll get 2 cane strokes.
