Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad says the investigation papers were submitted to the Johor prosecution director’s office on Tuesday.
Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said the investigation papers were submitted to the Johor prosecution director’s office on Tuesday, Berita Harian reported.
“We are now awaiting further instructions from the Johor prosecution office,” he said.
The victim, 25-year-old commando Abdul Hamid Talib, was allegedly beaten during training at the Sri Iskandar army camp in Mersing, leaving him severely injured.
Lawyers for Liberty adviser N Surendran, who is representing Hamid’s family, called for the case to be classified as attempted murder and for those responsible to be prosecuted.
Surendran said the Sabah-based family had received no explanation on how Hamid was injured, despite lodging a report at the Mersing police headquarters on March 14.
He said they were initially told that Hamid had “fallen” on March 11.
“He sustained severe injuries, with part of his skull exposed, from a punishment allegedly meted out at the camp. It was said to be part of training or discipline, but we do not know the full facts,” Surendran said at a press conference today.
“Hamid is now unaware of his surroundings, cannot speak, and can only eat and breathe through tubes. Although he can open his eyes, he cannot respond to his family,” Surendran said.
Hamid, the seventh of eight siblings, is being treated at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre.
He joined the army in July 2023, became a full commando in 2024, and served with the 22nd Commando Regiment.
The family said it would lodge another report at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters, seeking to have the case classified as attempted murder. - FMT
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