No ifs no buts. He is guilty.

The courts have decided - Syed Saddiq is guilty.

I think it is too much for a RM1.12 mil CBT and money laundering of Bersatu Youth Fund. I think it is a ridiculous verdict. And I am sure he cannot pay the RM10 million fine - so add another 6 years in jail. This is not even corruption but a mistake for keeping donated money for use at an election. Listen to what Imraz has to say on the matter. There is much truth in what he says.

Is this political persecution? Did PMX call the AG and tell the AG to go for Syed Saddiq to the max? I do not think so. But, even if PMX did not like him politically, we have to be fair as humans. At the very least, PMX should call the AG for an explanation of the verdict, and from now on, ensure that the same verdict will be implemented in all future judgements. In truth, we did not fight for over three decades for the courts to pass this kind of verdict. And we do not want a government that will sit idly by when this kind of verdict is passed by the courts.

Why compare him with Zahid Hamidi? Saddiq is guilty. Why laud his decision to step down as president of Muda? Saddiq is guilty. Why call him a fallen hero? He is guilty. There is still the appeal process...but he is guilty. Any which way you want to look at it, Saddiq is guilty.

Is being corrupt a rite of passage for all politicians in Malaysia? Or was going to prison a rite of passage for politicians all over the world? I am a bit confused here...corruption or prison?

He says he is sorry. What I want to know is why did he do it. If he knew it was wrong, if he knew that was corruption and money laundering...why did he do it?

And is he really going to be spending seven years in jail? Is there a pardon waiting for him next month? Next year?

What will now happen to Muda? What happens to me and the many others, who believed in his ability to lead and make change happen in Malaysia?

If he knew he had to be whiter than white to be president of Muda - why was he not whiter than white?

Those are the thoughts that I, me and mine have been debating, discussing and discoursing with, from late last night. I want to try and find clarity by putting them here and sharing it with you guys.

We all have questions we want answered and thoughts we want to vent but let us be clear on one thing. One swallow does not a summer make. One football game does not make a season. This guilty verdict on Syed Saddiq does not in any way change my mind that Syed Saddiq will be one of the individuals who will make a difference...a positive difference...to the future that Malaysia and Malaysians need. Enough said.