00:01Former Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has finished giving his statement to the
00:07Selangor Islamic Religious Department, or JAIS, over a khalwat investigation.
00:12Utusan Malaysia reported that the 44-year-old arrived at the JAIS office in Shah Alam
00:17at about 9.15 this morning and left at 1.30 in the afternoon.
00:22His lawyer, Muhammad Amirul Ashraf Abdul Ghani,
00:26says the former minister has fully cooperated with the investigation.
00:30On October 17, Nik Nazmi, who helms Parti Bersama Malaysia,
00:35admitted that he was one of two individuals detained by JAIS for alleged khalwat.
00:41He claimed he was at a residence in Petaling Jaya on October 15 with a woman
00:46after they decided to continue a discussion about a project there.
00:50He has since been suspended from all official party activities for three months,
00:55effective October 20.
00:57The investigation is being conducted under Section 29 of the Sharia Criminal Offences
01:02Selangor Enactment 1995.
01:06Those convicted face a fine of up to RM3,000,
01:09imprisonment for up to two years, or both.
01:25The investigation is going to be considered by a positif.
