TENOM: A post dated July 26, 2021, on social media by the first witness in Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew’s (pic)sexual harassment trial did not refer to the preacher.
President of NGO Multiracial Reverted Muslims (MRM) Firdaus Wong Wai Hung, 39, who is also a preacher, said the Facebook post under the name Akhi Fairuz Al-Jengkawi, which belongs to the first witness Mohd Fairuz Abu, only mentioned a famous celebrity preacher.
“MRM through its women’s wing are also handling several cases involving influential people in the community.
“The majority of the victims who complained do not know how and are afraid to seek justice.
“The post does not refer to Ebit Lew because until now, the women’s wing of MRM is still receiving other high-profile cases,” said the third prosecution witness during an examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Zahida Zakaria yesterday.
Wong, reported Bernama, said the post was made by Mohd Fairuz, 37, on his Facebook account after other women had complained to them about sexual harassment by Ebit Lew.
Zahida: Do you know how the complainant (victim) started making a complaint to Mohd Fairuz?
Wong: After the complainant saw a Facebook post by Mohd Fairuz, she contacted him through WhatsApp.
Zahida: Can you remember the content of the post?
Wong: From what I can remember, the post was about Akhi Fairuz’s willingness to help victims of sexual harassment.
The witness also identified one of the eight photos of male private parts shared by Mohd Fairuz, who received the photos from the complainant.
Ebit Lew, 37, faces 11 charges, including insulting the modesty of a woman in her 40s by sending obscene words and pictures to the victim’s phone number via WhatsApp between March and June last year.
The charge, under Section 509 of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to five years or a fine or both, upon conviction.
The trial before magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani continues on Dec 20.
