Lawyer quit Adib inquest due to 'new turn of events'
Lawyer Syazlin Mansor said she decided to withdraw from the inquest to determine firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim's cause of death due to new developments.
Describing it as a “new turn of events”, she was, however, tight-lipped on the details...
Lawyer Syazlin Mansor said she decided to withdraw from the inquest to determine firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim's cause of death due to new developments.
Describing it as a “new turn of events”, she was, however, tight-lipped on the details.
According to Syazlin, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin contacted her last Friday, following which they met up the next day.
“I went to meet the minister on Saturday and we discussed the matter.
"After weighing the pros and cons, I decided to withdraw,” she told Malaysiakini, adding that she was involved in the matter on a pro bono basis.
"It is my own decision," Syazlin said when quizzed about whether she had been instructed to withdraw.
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Syazlin, who was representing the Housing and Local Government Ministry as well as the Fire and Rescue Department, announced her withdrawal at the Coroner's Court in Shah Alam this morning.
She did not state her reasons for her announcement, and declined to comment when met by reporters later.
Meanwhile, Zuraida (above), when asked whether the instruction for Syazlin to withdraw came from her or the Attorney-General's Chambers, replied via text message, “Instructed to revoke”.
Pressed further for clarification, Zuraida, who is on a working visit to Kenya, said: “Revoked (because) not in line with norms.” However, she did not elaborate.
Contacted later, Attorney-General Tommy Thomas said: “I have no comment.”
Earlier, Syazlin had said her withdrawal would also nullify Prof Dr Shahrom Abdul Wahid's appointment as an expert witness.
Shahrom had told the court that Adib sustained his injuries after he was pulled out of an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) vehicle and assaulted on Nov 27 during the Seafield temple riots.
His testimony contradicted that of two other experts, who told the court that Adib fell from the vehicle and that his injuries were due to being hit by the vehicle when it backed into him in an attempt to escape an advancing mob.
Adib, 24, succumbed to his injuries at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 17.
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