Sabah NGO Pembela has filed to stop the ongoing inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death, claiming it is being held under the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) instead of the state’s Inquest Ordinance 1959.

In a statement today, the group’s president, Jeffry Rosman, said that as such, the inquest has violated Sabah’s rights as per the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

Following this, it is seeking the High Court’s order to...