Farah, 43, who is the 16th prosecution witness in the sexual harassment case involving Ebit, said she had two phone numbers registered in her name, one of which was used jointly by her husband and his staff.
She said the staff used the phone to livestream and produce and edit videos, while Ebit used the same device to send texts and produce videos.
Farah also said Ebit did not have any other phone number other than the one registered in her name. The number fell out of use after the phone was confiscated in 2021.
She said she did not inform the police about the staff’s use of the phone when her conversation with the police was recorded because she did not fully understand the questions put to her.
Asked by deputy public prosecutor Nor Azizah Mohamad whether she requested a re-explanation of the questions, Farah said: “I do not remember.”
She did not agree with Azizah’s claim that her testimony in court today differed from the conversation recorded on Sept 30, 2021 regarding the use of the phone by Ebit and his staff.
Azizah: Earlier in court, you said the phone was used by your husband and his staff, but in the recording of the conversation with the investigating officer, you said your husband’s phone was with him and that he was the one who used the phone. There is a contradiction between your testimony in court and the testimony with the investigating officer. Which one is a lie?
Farah: What I meant was that the investigating officer wanted to know in detail who was holding the phone and using it. If he wanted to make a video or meet someone to make content, my husband would immediately give the phone to his staff. I didn’t know that it needed to be stated when the question was asked.
The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutors Analia Kamaruddin and Hidayat Wahab, while Ebit was represented by lawyers Ram Singh, Kamarudin Chinki, Timothy Daut and Prabjit Singh Gill.
Ebit, 38, is facing 11 charges, including insulting the modesty of a woman in her 40s by sending obscene words and pictures to her phone number via WhatsApp, between March and June 2021.
The charges, under Section 509 of the Penal Code, carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine, or both, if convicted.
The trial before magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani continues tomorrow.