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The identity of a male politician reportedly arrested by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) in a khalwat (close proximity) raid yesterday afternoon remains unknown.

According to Awani, the 44-year-old man was detained at around 6pm at a residence in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, alongside a woman.

“Five JAIS enforcement officers arrived at the residence and entered the premises. During the raid, the politician and the woman were inside the house,” Awani quoted a source as saying.