SHAH ALAM – Celebrity preacher, Da’i Syed, whose real name is Syed Shah Iqmal Syed Mohammad Shaiful, was released today after posting RM35,000 bail at the Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya courts.
His lawyer, Syed Amirul Syed Edros, said the bail was paid by his client’s elder brother, Syed Shah Iqram, and manager, Mohd Aizat Jaafar.
According to Amirul, his client’s failure to pay bail after being charged in the courts on December 10 meant he was detained at the Beranang Temporary Detention Centre.
“The remand management in the Shah Alam court was completed about 11am and later, he (Shah Iqmal) was taken to the Petaling Jaya court for the same matter,” he told reporters here today.
On December 10, Shah Iqmal, 25, was charged with committing unnatural sex and outraging modesty at the Petaling Jaya magistrates' court and Sessions Court and another charge of rape at the Shah Alam Sessions Court.
In the Petaling Jaya courts, he was allowed bail of RM25,000 for both charges and RM10,000 for the charge in the Shah Alam court.
Meanwhile, Shah Iqmal, when met by reporters outside the courts, said he has accepted what was happened and will leave it to the courts to decide on the next course of action.
“Sometimes, I asked myself and God: why am I being tested like this? Maybe God wants to reprimand me. I accept this willingly and will follow the court and police procedures,” he said, adding that he will spend time with his family after being in remand for 18 days. – Bernama, December 15, 2020
