
Screen capture of lawyer Yusfarizal Yussoff (right) explains why his clients are suing JAWI over a wrongful khalwat raid and arrest as well as privacy breach, from video for the MMO.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department’s (JAWI) forceful and humiliating arrest of a married couple for the Islamic offence of khalwat or close proximity could befall anyone, their lawyer Yusfarizal Yussoff said today.
He added that the Muslim husband-and-wife were pursuing justice against their wrongful detention through the courts to prevent a repeat of the Islamic authority’s power abuse, especially after they showed proof of their marriage.
The lawyer explained that his clients, Mohd Ridhuan Giman and Siti Sarah Maulad Abdullah were without their marriage certificate when they were caught in their budget hotel room by JAWI enforcers during a raid last month but presented it later the same day. Read more