The Star
By K. KASTURI DEWI
By K. KASTURI DEWI
GEORGE TOWN: A Syariah High Court judge and a financial adviser have been charged with committing khalwat (close proximity) at a government quarters in Jalan Mesjid Negeri here last month.
Adam Tumiran, 43, and Nurul Izani Md Isa, 34, had allegedly committed the offence at 2.05am on Dec 5.
Both denied committing the offence.
Adam was charged under Section 27 (a) of the Penang Syariah Criminal Enactment 1996 while Nurul Izani, who works in Kuala Lumpur, was charged under Section 27 (b) of the same enactment.
Adam Tumiran, 43, and Nurul Izani Md Isa, 34, had allegedly committed the offence at 2.05am on Dec 5.
Both denied committing the offence.
Adam was charged under Section 27 (a) of the Penang Syariah Criminal Enactment 1996 while Nurul Izani, who works in Kuala Lumpur, was charged under Section 27 (b) of the same enactment.
If convicted, each could be fined up to RM3,000 or jailed not more than two years or both.
Syariah magistrate’s court judge Nik Bukhari Hashimy Nik Yahya fixed the case to be mentioned on Feb 22 and allowed bail of RM2,000 with one surety for both of them.
Earlier during the proceedings, the court dismissed an objection by their lawyer, Ahmad Munawir Abd Aziz, that the charge against the pair was defective.
He told the court that the two had married in a foreign country and had obtained a legal marriage certificate.
Syariah prosecuting officer Mohd Zulkhairi Aziz applied for the case to be transferred to the Syariah High Court as the case involved a senior official of the court.
He said the case would also need a deep interpretation of the Syariah law related to the charge.
Ahmad Munawir asked for a written submission on the application for the case to be transferred to the High Court.
He added it was only after hearing submissions from both parties that the court could make a ruling on the application.
“Justice should not be sidelined just because the one who is charged here is a senior court official,” he said.
Syariah magistrate’s court judge Nik Bukhari Hashimy Nik Yahya fixed the case to be mentioned on Feb 22 and allowed bail of RM2,000 with one surety for both of them.
Earlier during the proceedings, the court dismissed an objection by their lawyer, Ahmad Munawir Abd Aziz, that the charge against the pair was defective.
He told the court that the two had married in a foreign country and had obtained a legal marriage certificate.
Syariah prosecuting officer Mohd Zulkhairi Aziz applied for the case to be transferred to the Syariah High Court as the case involved a senior official of the court.
He said the case would also need a deep interpretation of the Syariah law related to the charge.
Ahmad Munawir asked for a written submission on the application for the case to be transferred to the High Court.
He added it was only after hearing submissions from both parties that the court could make a ruling on the application.
“Justice should not be sidelined just because the one who is charged here is a senior court official,” he said.
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