The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has objected to a bid by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin’s family to secure the initial post-mortem findings and medical notes related to the student’s death.
Free Malaysia Today reported that deputy public prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin had today requested the Shah Alam High Court to allow the AGC one week to file its affidavit in reply.
Judge Bhupindar Singh Gucharan Singh Preet directed the AGC to file its reply by Dec 26, while Syamsul’s family, represented by counsel Aiman Haziq Saiful Kamal, was granted until Jan 9 to respond.
Noting that a date for oral submissions would only be fixed after both sides had completed the necessary filings, the judge also fixed Jan 19 as the next mention for the application.
Syamsul’s mother, Ummu Haiman Bee Daulatgun, has since initiated legal action against the Health Ministry and several other figures over an alleged delay in releasing the first post-mortem findings and official reports on her son’s death.
Syamsul, 22, passed away at the Kota Tinggi Hospital on July 28 after undergoing Reserve Officer Training Unit (Rotu) training.
‘No foul play’
His mother had voiced concerns about potential foul play after seeing bruises and bloodied eyes on her son’s body before he was buried, which led to her lodging a police report.
Kota Tinggi district police chief Yusof Othman later said no criminal elements were detected in the case, while Defence Minister Khaled Nordin said his ministry had set up a committee to investigate Syamsul’s death.
On Aug 13, Khaled said the committee found no evidence of abuse in Syamsul’s death, affirming that testimonies from more than 30 witnesses, including trainees and instructors, confirmed that the Rotu training followed prescribed procedures.
On Nov 28, however, Syamsul’s family lawyer, Naran Singh, said forensic findings from Syamsul’s second autopsy confirmed that his cause of death was a traumatic neck injury, sustained when he was still alive.
On Dec 2, the AGC directed that Syamsul’s death be probed as a murder case, following a briefing by the police on the findings of its investigation report into the death.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director M Kumar also said investigations are ongoing to identify individuals involved in or responsible for Syamsul’s death. - Mkini
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