A woman testified in court on Oct 10 that she had earlier filed two police reports against an alleged deviant doctrine teacher, accusing him of touching her in an inappropriate manner in separate incidents.
The court heard that no further action was taken after those two reports were made as there was no "objective evidence". Nor was there evidence that the witness had lied.
The 27-year-old witness said she had filed the first report in 2015 after Mohd Razif Radi, now 67, allegedly touched her leg and kissed her hand in a car.
The woman, who cannot be identified due to a gag order, also testified that she had made the second report in 2020, over an alleged incident that took place in her home during a "healing session" when she was in Primary 6.
She told the court that she decided to do so after finding out about media reports in 2020 on his case, adding: "I just hoped Razif would stop his teachings."
She testified that she had experienced anxiety, so her mother, who was one of Razif's followers at the time, told her that he could help her with the condition.
Only she, her mother and Razif were home when the "healing session" took place, said the witness, who added that she was initially reluctant to take part in it.
The ritual involved the witness taking a shower while clad only in a sarong.
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