Syed Saddiq

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We should never forget Malaysia's DNA, which is the Federal Constitution and the National Principles (Rukun Negara) that must be the pillar or umbrella of a party. Therefore, if we can, we need to institutionalise the National Principles. Before every program, [we] stand up, read the National Principles, embed them in [our] heart. And don't forget, whatever the policies that are to be formulated, whatever the level of openness, we must not ignore the Federal Constitution and the National Principles. As long as we hold firm to these two things, I am confident, insya'Allah, we will succeed.

— Syed Saddiq

Controversies

Outspoken comments

Saddiq is an avid social media user and regularly posts about political and social issues in Malaysia. In September 2015, Saddiq said he would "teach" Nurul Hidayah, the daughter of ex-Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who criticized participants in the Bersih 4.0 demonstration. [47] In November 2015, Saddiq admitted that he had supported Najib Razak, but later said Najib had embarrassed the country because of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal. [48] In October 2018, he said that Ketuanan Melayu had ended by calling the term nothing more than a mere meaningless phrase. His statement then evoked various responses from many parties. [49] He defended the actions of four academics who allegedly submitted an executive summary on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the Conference of Rulers and insisted their actions were part of the academic freedom promised by Pakatan Harapan (PH) in celebrating democracy and differences of opinion in Malaysia. [50]

Relationship with Tunku Ismail Idris

In 2019, he denied being in an "open warfare" with the Crown Prince of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris. He responded on his Twitter to Tunku Ismail Idris that there were some parties that had considered it a “declaration of war”. [51]

Probed for video on police brutality

In May 2021, he was investigated by the Malaysian police for a video he posted on TikTok. In this video, he demanded justice for the late A. Ganapathy who recently died in police custody. Saddiq starts the video [52] with the hashtag #justiceforganapathy and goes on to describe the serious injuries inflicted on Ganapathy that ultimately led to his death. Saddiq continues by saying "police brutality is a serious issue" and then he begins to list the names of the men that have died in police custody from the year 2009 to 2021. Saddiq then ends the video by encouraging viewers to "push for the IPCMC bill (to establish the Independent Police Complaints & Misconduct Commission) and to push for justice".

On 22 May 2021, the police brought Saddiq into the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters, seized his phone and took control of his Instagram and TikTok accounts after being instructed to do so by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). [53] According to Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri, the deputy director of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department, Saddiq was being investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code [54] and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. [55]

However, MCMC has denied instructing the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) to seize Saddiq's phone, they merely "acted as a technical agency in assisting police investigation". [56] Despite claims from Saddiq that this was a "politically motivated move orchestrated by MCMC", [53] the MCMC stated that they will continue to "provide assistance and technical recommendations for the investigation without any hidden agenda including political agenda". [56]

Election results

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Syed Saddiq
MP
سيد صادق‎
Syed Saddiq (cropped).jpg
Saddiq in 2019
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
2 July 2018 –24 February 2020
Parliament of Malaysia [57] [58] [59]
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpposition(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018 P146 Muar, JohorSyed Saddiq (BERSATU)22,34153.09% Razali Ibrahim (UMNO)15,38836.57%42,7196,95384.02%
Abdul Aziz Talib (PAS)4,35410.34%
2022 Syed Saddiq (MUDA)19,96137.55%Abdullah Husin (PAS)18,61635.02%53,1581,34577.12%
Mohd Helmy Abd Latiff (UMNO)14,58127.43%

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