Raja Bomoh, Puteri Zaleha out on RM3k bail following charges over ritual video
Ibrahim Mat Zin or better known as Raja Bomoh (shaman) was released on bail by the Lower Shariah Court in Ipoh, Perak, today
Ibrahim, 71, as well as his cousin Suliaha Abdul Hamid, 62, also known as Puteri Zaleha, were both granted bail of RM3,000 each, with one surety by their family, according to Sinar Harian.
The two were charged under Section 16 of Perak Shariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 1992 over a viral video of them conducting a ritual that allegedly...
Ibrahim Mat Zin or better known as Raja Bomoh (shaman) was released on bail by the Lower Shariah Court in Ipoh, Perak, today
Ibrahim, 71, as well as his cousin Suliaha Abdul Hamid, 62, also known as Puteri Zaleha, were both granted bail of RM3,000 each, with one surety by their family, according to Sinar Harian.
The two were charged under Section 16 of Perak Shariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 1992 over a viral video of them conducting a ritual that allegedly goes against Islamic teachings.
The 25-minute viral video depicted a tepung tawar ceremony at Dataran JPS Teluk Intan, Perak, which involved releasing flowers and leaves, among other things, into the river to be carried by the current to the sea.
In the recording, Puteri Zaleha also sang a song called ‘Mayang Sari’ while placing the holy book Al-Quran in front of them.
Yesterday, Ibrahim denied that the ritual was heretical — claiming it was an act of superstition as alleged by some parties because they wanted to avoid the flood disaster.
"Because the place is low, it is easy to flood when it rains. So, I did a releasing process (pushing the flood away) so that everything (the flood) does not affect (us).
“I have no (ill) intentions whatsoever. I am not insulting any party.
"That's the advice of the ancients who used wood leaves and pandan leaves, the traditional method used by our ancestors to release water so that floods do not hit Teluk Intan and throughout Hilir Perak," Ibrahim said in a press conference on Facebook.
Syarie prosecutor Suhaili Ishak applied for the court to impose a maximum bail rate of RM3,000 as the matter was of public interest.
However, Ibrahim, who has 32 children and three wives and Suliaha, a retired civil servant, appealed to reduce the bail rate to a minimum.
The court retained the bail at RM3,000 and set Feb 23 for mention.
