GEORGE TOWN: Penang Syariah High Court judge Adam Tumiran, 44, and his partner Nurul Izani Md Isa, 35, were acquitted by the Syariah High Court on Thursday of a khalwat (close proximity) charge.
Syarie judge Othman Ibrahim made the decision after recognising a decision from the Kota Tinggi Syariah Court in Johor which confirmed the accused were husband and wife when they were found in close proximity on Dec 5 2010.
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