KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The lawyer acting for activist Siti Kasim accused a religious enforcer again of lying in court over discrepancies between her testimony and a previous report.

In the magistrates court here today, defence lawyer Suzana Norlihan Alias pressed Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) officer Siti Nor Jihan Saleh over the conflicting information.

Siti Nor Jihan previously claimed the department made two arrests during a 2016 raid on a purported beauty pageant at a hotel here, but said only one person was detained when testifying in the activist’s trial.

"In your report you said you caught two organisers but now it is just one. Which one is it? Your statement contradicts your report,” the lawyer asked.

The officer then confirmed that only one person named "Ira Sofia” was arrested.

Earlier Suzana had also asked whether Siti Kasim had obstructed Jawi officers.

Jihan said Siti Kasim did not directly do so, but had prevented her from obtaining the identification papers of one of the attendees.

Siti Kasim is on trial for allegedly obstructing a public officer during a transgender "beauty pageant” raid conducted by Jawi in 2016.

The offence under Section 186 of the Penal Code is punishable by two years in prison, a RM10,000 fine, or both upon conviction.

After a court recess, Suzana continued her cross-examination of Jihan, asking her whether she had followed standard operating procedures.

Jihan admitted that she did not show her authorisation card before asking the attendees for theirs.

She also admitted that Jawi would need a search warrant to enter private premises, a point she had previously denied.

Suzana then pointed out that a bribery attempt as well as a scuffle, which injured a civilian, were recorded in Jihan’s police report on the raid and asked the Jawi officer if the two incidents had been investigated by the police.

"I do not know if the police are investigating the incidents,” Jihan said in reply.

The hearing will continue on July 27 before Magistrate Maizatul Munirah Abdul Rahman.