00:01Former Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has confirmed that he was among two individuals detained by the Selangor Islamic Religious
00:09Department, or JAIS, over an alleged khalwat case.
00:13Nik Nazmi, co-founder of Parti Bersama Malaysia, said he was at a residence in Petaling Jaya with a woman
00:20on Thursday after they decided to continue discussing a project there.
00:24In a statement on Saturday, he said the discussion had initially taken place with friends at a studio in Brickfields,
00:31Kuala Lumpur, before they moved to Petaling Jaya to view materials related to the project.
00:36He said only he and the woman were at the residence when JAIS officers arrived, adding that he acknowledged the
00:42offence.
00:43However, Nik Nazmi maintained that they had not engaged in any improper conduct that could raise suspicion.
00:50He also apologised to his wife, both their families and others affected by what he described as a lapse in
00:57judgement.
00:58Nik Nazmi further apologised to Bersama, saying he had disappointed the party's members and supporters.
01:04He added that he would accept whatever decision the party made.
01:08He also pledged to cooperate with all legal proceedings and urged all parties to respect the legal process and refrain
01:15from prolonging the matter through the media.
01:17It was earlier reported that a 44-year-old politician was detained at about 6pm on Thursday.
01:24According to a source, a five-member JAIS enforcement team entered the residence and found the politician and the woman
01:31inside.
01:32Both were subsequently taken to the JAIS office in Shah Alam for documentation purposes.
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