Nurul Izzah seeks custody of children

The Syariah High Court here set June 17 for re mention of the application by Lembah Pantai member of parliament, Nurul Izzah Anwar for custody of her children.

She filed for divorce earlier in January from her husband Raja Ahmad Shahrir Iskandar Raja Salim, under Section 47 of the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984.

Counsel Azmi Mohd Rais who with Zulkifli Che Yong represented Raja Ahmad Shahrir when the case was brought for mention in chambers today, later told reporters that Syarie Justice Amran Mat Zain fixed the date to allow the respondent who was currently abroad to cite his stance before submitting his defence.

Nurul Izzah, represented by counsel Nor Mawaddah Ramli was present in court today.

She filed the custody application on April 30 and handed the relevant documents to the respondent through his lawyer on May 24.

The eldest of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's children, Nurul Izzah and Raja Ahmad Shahrir have a daughter aged seven and son aged four, from their marriage on May 9, 2003.