00:00Celebrity preacher Syed Shah Iqmal, Syed Mohammed Shirel, also known as Da'i Syed,
00:11was ordered to begin his prison sentence immediately on Friday after the Shah Alam High Court
00:17upheld his conviction and sentence of 10 years imprisonment and three strokes of the cane for
00:22raping a woman seven years ago. Judge Adlin Abdul-Majeed ruled that the sessions court
00:28had not erred, finding that the defense was a mere denial and highlighting contradictions in Syed
00:34Shah Iqmal's testimony. The court also dismissed the prosecution's appeal against the sentence,
00:40stating that the punishment was appropriate as there was no evidence of excessive cruelty or
00:45violence during the incident. Da'i Syed's lawyer had sought a stay of execution pending an appeal to
00:56the court of appeal, citing that he was the sole breadwinner. However, the court rejected the
01:01application. On August 30, 2024, Syed Shah Iqmal was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and three
01:08strokes of the cane by the Shah Alam Sessions Court. He had briefly been granted a stay by the High Court
01:15in September 2024. On December 10, 2020, Syed Shah Iqmal pleaded not guilty to a charge of raping a 23-year-old
01:25woman at a condominium in I-City, Section Tuju, Shah Alam, at 1.35 a.m. on September 11, 2019.
01:34The charge was framed under Section 376, Subsection 1 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum
01:42prison sentence of 20 years and whipping if convicted.
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