Family members of security guard C Sugumar, who died in mysterious circumstances, expressed disappointment in Prime Minister Najib Razak and Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai for failing to keep their promises to look into the death of their son.
Represented by their lawyers and championed by members of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, the family had gone to the Health Ministry in Putrajaya to seek Liow's permission to bring in renowned Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunan to conduct a second and independent autopsy into his death.
But they were snubbed by Health Ministry officials, who refused to meet them, sending only an officer from the communications department to tell them to go home.
"This is a slap in the face for Sugumar's family. They have already lost their son. How can Najib and Liow show such disrespect to them. They are totally heartless," lawyer Latheefa Koya told Malaysia Chronicle.
Shouting 'mana mentri, mentri tidur, malu mentri, mentri letak jawatan', some 20 members of Sugumar's family then sat down to protest the Ministry's refusal to acknowledge their visit and to attend to their request.
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Malaysia Chronicle
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