IPOH: A couple who alleged they were wrongfully arrested for khalwat (close proximity) have dropped their suit against the state government for an undisclosed amount settled out of court.
Sessions Court judge Maznah Abd Aziz allowed the suit by administrative assistant Abdul Halim Zainal Abidin, 49, of the state Mineral and Geoscience Department and his wife Nooriah Mohd Ali, 47, a personal assistant to the Sarawak Road Transport Department director to be withdrawn following an application by their lawyer Nga Kor Ming yesterday.