This was decided during her meeting with the attorney-general today.
A new deputy public prosecutor will be appointed to represent the Housing and Local Government Ministry plus the Fire and Rescue Services Department in the ongoing inquest into the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim
Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said this decision was reached after a meeting with Attorney-General Tommy Thomas today. "The AG has rightly taken the position that the new DPP assigned will adopt all evidence and submissions adduced and raised in the coroner's court by our previous lawyer, Shazlin Mansor.Shahrom had told the court that Adib sustained his injuries after he was pulled out of an Emergency Medical Rescue Services vehicle and assaulted on the night of the Seafield temple riot on Nov 27 last year.
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 a department vehicle which had reversed 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.that she was in a conflict of interest position as she had agreed to act for the ministry and department besides also acting for Adib's family.
"We hope this will end any baseless speculation by irresponsible quarters and allow the inquest to continue smoothly and without disruption," the minister said.
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