The Federal Territories Islamic Affairs Department (Jawi) has claimed that it was entrapped by a married couple whom it had conducted a khalwat (close proximity) raid on.

The married couple subsequently sued Jawi but have since dropped the case, citing the high legal cost.

"The allegations against Jawi were proven to be a case of acting that was well planned," said Jawi director Abdul Aziz Jusoh.

He added that the husband, Mohd Ridhuan Giman, had called Jawi on themselves, which led to the raid.

"Ridhuan had made a false report by making a phone call to a religious enforcement officer in January 2017 claiming that there was a violation under Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act and requested for an arrest to be made.

"But the accused couple was the man himself and his wife, who put on a 'drama' to an extent that they filed a suit against Jawi's enforcement officer for allegedly arresting a legally married couple," Aziz said in a statement.

He said Jawi was vindicated after Ridhuan last month pleaded guilty to making a false report under Section 182 of the Penal Code.

It was established that the complaint had come from Ridhuan's phone and a police report was lodged against him, Aziz added.

Ridhuan was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of RM1,500.