Ida and hubby still legally married, rules Syariah Court

KUALA LUMPUR: Popular actress Ida Nerina Hussain and former Blackrose drummer Sha’arin Mohd Razali are still legally married, ruled the Syariah Lower Court.

Syarie judge Mohd Yunos Mohamad Zain said that after going through the testimonies, the court found that Sha’arin, 41, failed to prove that he uttered the divorce declaration on Ida, 46, as claimed.

“Therefore the plaintiff (Sha’arin) and defendant (Ida) are still husband and wife,” said Mohd Yunos in delivering his decision yesterday.

The court also ordered for cost to be borne by the respective parties.

Sha’arin was not present in court but he was represented by his counsel Mahyuddin Mat Zahari.

He claimed he uttered the talak (divorce proclamation) to Ida during a heated argument at the couple’s residence in Metropolitan Square, Bandar Damansara Per-dana, on Sept 22, last year.

The couple testified in the hearing to determine the validity of the alleged divorce declaration.

When asked to comment on the matter, Ida, who was in a wheelchair, briefly replied: “I just want to go home.”

Her lawyer Akbardin Abdul Kadir later told reporters that his client was happy with the verdict and relieved that the case was over.

“She just wants the truth to be known,” he said.

Akbardin added that he did not receive any instruction from his client to file for divorce and it was up to Sha’arin to file a fresh divorce application.

On April 13, Sha’arin testified in court that Ida had asked for a divorce during an argument last year.

He said that the actress, famous for movies such as Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam and Layar Lara, told him to leave the house.

However, on April 22, Ida took the stand to deny her husband’s claims. It was her first public appearance since returning home after treatment in India for spinal injury.