Police have not summoned army members over private's death

The police have not summoned any army personnel to assist in the investigation of Private Abdul Aziz Aznam's death on Aug 28, said Army Chief Gen Zamrose Mohd Zain.

He said the army was open to cooperating and providing assistance to the police and would hand over any personnel who is suspected of being involved in the death.

“If there is any element of doubt in the investigation of course the police will call any army personnel involved. For now, they have not and we cannot precede (before there is a request) as it will then interfere with the police investigation.

“There are a lot of procedures to go through... if there is a case of injustice against the deceased then those involved should be held responsible,” he told Bernama at the handing over of patrol cars to the Royal Military Police Corps at the Military Police Training Centre (Pulapot) today.

On Sept 7, Bernama reported that a soldier had died after he was believed to have jumped from the third floor of a residential building at a military camp in Johor.

The soldier suffered severe head injuries and was treated at the Intensive Care Unit of Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital in Johor.

- Bernama