Da’i Syed lepas, bebas tuduhan rogol

On September 11, 2019, Syed Shah Iqmal Syed Shaiful, known as Da’i Syed, appeared before the court to face allegations of raping a 23-year-old woman in a condominium in I-City, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam. The prosecution claimed that the act occurred at around 1:35 AM on September 10, 2019, and Syed Shah Iqmal was charged under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, which could result in a maximum 20-year prison sentence and a fine.

On 10 April 2023, the High Court acquitted Syed Shah Iqmal as the prosecution failed to prove prima facie evidence against him. However, the Federal Court later allowed the appeal and instructed Syed Shah Iqmal to defend himself. On August 30, 2024, the Session Court sentenced Syed Shah Iqmal to 10 years in prison and three strokes of the cane, while also ordering his imprisonment immediately.

Following his imprisonment in Kajang Prison for 21 days, Syed Shah Iqmal was released pending the hearing of his appeal against the sentence and the cane. The majority judgment stated that the prosecution had succeeded in creating reasonable doubt. The appeal was granted, and the 10-year prison term and cane were overturned. The court emphasized that the victim's actions were different from sexual assault, as she did not disseminate after the incident, instead staying overnight at the perpetrator's house and filing a police report 441 days after the incident.

The majority panel also considered the victim's statements before, during, and after the incident, which showed that the sexual relationship was consensual. On September 10, 2020, Syed Shah Iqmal admitted to not being guilty of the rape allegation.