It was 1998 and Mr Ahmad Zaharil Muhaiyar was a lawyer in his 30s when he saw the woman in distress Read more at straitstimes.com.
PETALING JAYA - When lawyer Ahmad Zaharil Muhaiyar helped a poor mother charged with shoplifting 25 years ago, little did he know that his gesture would one day bring two families of different religious backgrounds together.One day, he was alone in a courtroom after handling a case when a 50-something Malaysian-Indian woman, who worked as a cleaner, arrived in handcuffs accompanied by the police.“She explained that she had stolen a pencil box from a supermarket.
In an interview, Mr Ahmad Zaharil said: “I thought to myself then that if she was jailed for the offence, who would take care of her son? So, I had to intervene. He said together with the boy’s teacher, he quickly returned to the courtroom where he met the owner of the supermarket. “We handed over the money to the woman. She left after expressing her gratitude and I never saw her again,” said Mr Ahmad Zaharil, who specialises in cases related to narcotic crimes.In 2018, while going about his routine in court, he was approached by a man in his early 30s.
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