Two teachers from SMKA Tun Datu Mustapha took the stand today as the first witnesses in the children’s court trial of five teenagers accused of verbally abusing Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir.
The proceedings before sessions court judge Marlina Ibrahim are being conducted under a gag order, with access restricted to the parties directly involved.
According to the court registrar, one of the witnesses is an academic teacher, while the other is a guidance and counselling teacher.
The cross-examination of the second witness is scheduled to continue tomorrow.
The prosecution is led by deputy public prosecutor Nor Azizah Mohamad, who is assisted by DPPs Nik Haslinie Hashim, Husni Fairos Ramly and Deepa Nair Thevaharan.
Lawyer Ram Singh is representing the first accused, while the other four are represented by lawyers Azhier Farhan Arisin, Abdul Fikry Jaafar,…