Four policemen plead not guilty of murdering a detainee at a police lock up in May this year.
KUALA LUMPUR: Four policemen pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to a charge of murdering a lockup detainee, N Dharmenderan, in May this year.
Inspector S Hare Krishnan, 40, and three others — Sergeant Jaffri Jaafar, 44, Corporal Mohd Nahar Abd Rahman, 45, and Corporal Mohd Haswadi Zamri Shaari, 32, — are alleged to have committed the offence at the Special Investigation Office (D9), 7th Floor of the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters, Jalan Hang Tuah here between 12.20pm and 2.50pm on May 21, 2013.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Jean Sharmila Jesudason, who prosecuted, applied to the court for Hare Krishnan to be tried together with the other three policemen because investigation of their cases was conducted by the same investigating officer.
“This is because the facts of the case are the same and involve the same witnesses, while the date, time and place in both the cases are also the same,” he added.
Jaffri, Mohd Nahar and Mohd Haswadi were first charged with committing the offence on June 5 this year in the Magistrate’s Court, while Hare Krishnan was charged for the same offence last July 30.
Judge Kamardin Hashim, in allowing the application by the prosecution, set Nov 6 for mention for submission of documents.
The court also set Feb 17 to 28 next year to hear the case.
Hare Krishnan is represented by lawyer M Athimulan, while Jaffri, Mohd Nahar and Mohd Haswadi are represented by lawyers Datuk Hazman Ahmad, Baljit Singh and Ariff Azami Hussein, respectively.
– Bernama
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