Monday November 2, 2009
Syariah lawyers battling ‘demons’ in court
Compiled by AUDREY EDWARDS, TAN SIN CHOW and A. RAMAN
SYARIAH lawyers not only have to argue their cases in court but also “fight” with the “demons” sent by hired bomoh (medicine man), reported Metro Ahad.
Consequently, they are uneasy to sit in court because of such disturbances which also hinder them from doing their job.
Malaysian Syariah Lawyers Association deputy president Musa Awang said he had been informed by members of black magic practises besides experiencing it himself.
Besides being “disturbed” during trials, the lawyers also had to put up with their clients’ strange actions which are supposedly to protect themselves and lawyers from black magic.
Musa said he normally recited Quranic verses when he felt there was black magic at work.
Among the experiences he has had, he said, was feeling uncomfortable upon smelling kemenyan (incense) but quickly recovered by reciting holy verses.
Musa said he had witnessed a fellow lawyer who was severely “disturbed” until he could not speak despite the judge repeatedly chiding him. He was finally able to speak but kept on stuttering.
Another lawyer, who declined to be named, said a client once placed a small keris (dagger) wrapped in yellow cloth in his pocket to protect him from her husband’s black magic but the lawyer declined to accept it.
> The weekly also reported of celebrity host AC Mizal being slighted with remarks made by fellow actor Hans Isaac who allegedly said AC was not committed in the staging of Cuci The Musical including being undisciplined and late for rehearsals.
There was also an alleged misunderstanding between the two about an exhibition being held in conjunction with the musical which has since been shut down by AC.
Hans said he had no intention of hurting anyone’s feelings.
Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a sub-heading, it denotes a separate news item.
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