After nearly half a decade of legal battles, Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman walked out of the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya as a free man today.

Syed Saddiq’s freedom was affirmed after a three-panel judge, in a split 2-1 decision, dismissed the prosecution's appeal against his acquittal on charges linked to misappropriation of funds from Bersatu Youth.

Despite the happy tidings, the significance of the moment appeared to...