ADIB INQUEST | The coroner's court in Shah Alam will decide on July 24 whether to conclude the inquest on firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim's death or summon new witnesses.
This was ruled by the coroner Rofiah Mohamad today after the inquest heard the testimony of its 30th witness Amir Radzi Abd Ghani, who is a physics specialist from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara.
Earlier, Amir reiterated that the weight of the Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) van and Muhammad Adib should have been excluded from another witness Dr Ahmad Hafizam's analysis, while showing the court the calculations force of an impact between the two.
This followed proceedings yesterday where Amir disagreed with Hafizam's theory that the broken ribs Adib suffered were caused by him being hit by an EMRS van during a riot near the Seafield Temple, Subang, last year.
Hafizam, the 24th witness, had testified on May 17 that he had always emphasised that he was not a physicist and urged the court to refer to an expert in the field for any confirmation regarding the determination of impact force.
When pressed by Adib's lawyer and the conducting officer to comment on various hypothetical situations that could have led to Adib’s injuries, Amir repeatedly declined to do so, saying he needed specific details for his calculations and some questions were beyond his expertise to answer.
Meanwhile, the conducting officer Faten Hadni Khairuddin said that if the court decides to get a third pathologist to review the opinions given by the previous two pathologists, the deputy public prosecutor will suggest that the opinions be referred to the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).
“We will recommend seeking opinions from MMC. It would then convene a committee comprising a group of pathologists and suggest who will be the best person to be the third witness,” she told the media after the proceeding today.
Previously, retired forensic pathologist Dr Shahrom Abd Wahid rubbished Hafizam’s analysis and insisted that Adib's chest injuries were likely sustained when his body was hit by the side of the EMRS van door, after conducting experiments re-enacting the incident.
Meanwhile, Rofiah she would also decide next week whether to allow Adib’s family’s ex parte application to be heard.
This is in relation to the family’s application yesterday to initiate committal proceedings against Attorney-General Tommy Thomas for contempt.
The family accused Thomas of being in contempt of court by this chamber’s statement in an April 3 affidavit that Adib’s death was not caused by being beaten, although the coroner’s court has yet to rule on the matter.
Adib died at the National Heart Institute on Dec 17, 2018, after succumbing to injuries sustained riots near the Seafield temple about a month earlier.
The inquest was ordered after two conflicting versions of the cause of his death emerged.
One version claimed he was hit by a vehicle while the other said he was beaten by a mob.
Adib's family is represented by Syazlin Mansor, Suzana Atan, Mazlifah Ayib, Fadzilatul Isma Ahmad Rafngah, and Afiq Zainal Abidin. - Mkini
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