Police forensic unit appoints computer analyst to review LGMS data from pen drive in preacher Ebit Lew’s sexual harassment trial in Tenom court.
TENOM: The Royal Malaysia Police Forensic Unit has appointed an expert to analyse data obtained from LGMS Bhd and stored on a pen drive in the sexual harassment trial involving preacher Ebit Erawan Ibrahim Lew.
Prosecution witness Superintendent Noor Asyikin Shamsuri, 46, told the Tenom Magistrate’s Court that computer forensic analyst Inspector Yip Chang Ching was appointed for the task.
Noor Asyikin, the 18th prosecution witness and investigating officer, revealed this during cross-examination by Ebit Lew’s lawyer Datuk Ram Singh.
She confirmed accessing the flash drive to transfer data from LGMS but did not review all its contents.
“The information sought includes any data, information, images or conversations of a sexual nature,” she stated.
When asked if police could extract deleted messages from the complainant, Noor Asyikin replied, “Partially, yes.”
Ebit Lew, 38, faces 11 charges of sexual harassment for allegedly sending obscene images and messages via WhatsApp to a woman in her 40s between March and June last year.
The charges fall under Section 509 of the Penal Code, carrying a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.
The trial, which began in September 2022, has heard testimony from 18 prosecution witnesses so far.
Proceedings will resume on November 24 and 25 for further hearing. – Bernama
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