SHAH ALAM: The High Court on Friday granted celebrity preacher Da'i Syed, whose real name is Syed Shah Iqmal Syed Mohd Shaiful, a stay of execution pending his appeal regarding a conviction for raping a woman five years ago.
Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin allowed the application by lawyer Mohamed Baharudeen Mohamed Ariff who represented Da'i Syed for a stay of execution on his 10-year jail sentence until his appeal was heard and decided at the High Court.