KOTA BARU: Malaysian singer Eda Ezrin, who is being held at Narathiwat Prison, wants to compose a song dedicated to the staff and inmates of the prison, once she is released.
The 30-year-old dikir barat performer said the song would be based on her experience in the Thai prison.
“Since my detention here, I have received kind and respectful treatment from the prison authorities as well as from the other inmates.
“The Thai authorities, including ministers and members of parliament, have also made regular visits to check on me and other Malaysian detainees.
“I am touched by their compassion and care. Every moment I’ve spent here will be immortalised in a song, which I plan to dedicate to all of them.
“InsyaAllah, if I am released, I will work with a composer to create that song,” she said during a brief interview with Malaysian media on Friday.
The mother of two said she had learnt to speak Thai during her nine-month incarceration and placed her fate, along with that of her husband and four friends, in God’s hands.
“If it is destined that we remain here for one year or even 18 months, we accept it as a test by God,” she said.
Eda Ezrin said both of her young children understood the situation she and her husband were in and continued to give her emotional strength from afar.
“Even though they are still young, my children told me they understood what is happening to me and their father.
“During their visit last week, they told me not to be sad or worried about them. They said they are being well taken care of by their grandparents, and that gives me peace of mind,” she added.
Eda Ezrin, whose full name is Wan Norshaheeda Azlin Wan Ismail; her husband Mohd Affendi Ahmad, 35; and their friends; Eridieka Mohd Noor, 33; Mohamad Alif Deraman, 33; Nur Aida Mamat, 33; and Zuhaira Nasrin, 26; have been imprisoned in Thailand for nearly nine months.
They were arrested for allegedly possessing 6,059 methamphetamine pills in Sungai Golok town on Nov 1, last year.
In March, the Narathiwat Court acquitted them of jointly possessing the pills with intent to distribute, but allowed prosecutors to appeal the decision.
The appeal has been extended four times, with the latest one-month period set to expire on Aug 6.
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