KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territory Syariah Lower Court has postponed its decision on the question of a purported marriage between a former candidate in the 15th General Election and a former deputy inspector-general of police.
The court will now deliver its verdict involving former Batu candidate Nur Fathiah Syazwana Shaharuddin, 30, who goes by the name Cleopatra, and Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin, on Aug 14.
Syarie lawyer Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader, representing Nur Fathiah, said the case was related to an application for validation of whether the marriage exists or not.
Speaking after proceedings held in chambers before Syariah judge Wan Mohd Najib Wan Hamat, he said his client had reiterated that she had never been to Thailand and wanted the court to decide according to Syariah law.
Meanwhile, syarie lawyer Fakhrul Azman Abu Hassan, representing Bakri, 70, confirmed the matter, stating that there was no marriage between his client and Cleopatra.
On Oct 28 last year, Nur Fathiah denied allegations that she had married Bakri.
Nur Fathiah had said the former senior police officer was also not the chairman of any of her company's subsidiaries.
Previously, Nur Fathiah had uploaded a photo of herself and Bakri on Instagram when they attended the 'Senandung Nusantara Ethnochestra' concert by Erwin Gutawa and Jay Subyakto.
It sparked rumours among netizens, with some even congratulating the two on their marriage.