AGC objects to bid for first post-mortem report in UTM cadet’s death
The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has formally opposed an application by the family of the late Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cadet, Syamsul Haris Shamsudin, for access to the first post-mortem report prepared following his death earlier this year.
The family’s lawyer, Naran Singh, raised the matter during proceedings in the High Court before Justice Bhupindar Singh today, saying he was dumbfounded by the refusal.
He told the court that the investigating officer had no objection to supplying the report but instructed him to obtain authorisation from the attorney-general.
“I really don’t understand why the attorney-general would refuse to give the report. The provision of law is very clear that it is a public document as per Section 74 of the Evidence Act.
“It is so…
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