KOTA BHARU, Sept 6 — Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar has said the police are still investigating the death of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Skudai Reserve Officer Training Corps (Palapes) cadet, Syamsul Haris Shamsudin, and an inquest will be held if deemed necessary.
"The (investigation results) will be submitted soon. We will follow the same process as in the case of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir if necessary... we want justice," he told the press after launching the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) Madani Adopted Village programme 2025 at Taman Desa Kemumin, Kampung Padang Tembak today.
Previously, the Shah Alam High Court had ordered the exhumation of Syamsul's remains, buried at the Kampung Rinching Ulu Muslim Cemetery in Semenyih, Selangor, on July 29.
The 22-year-old computer science major died on July 28 at the Kota Tinggi Hospital, Johor, after being admitted while undergoing training at the Combat Immunity Firing Range of the Army Combat Training Centre (Pulada) in Ulu Tiram, Johor.
The Johor police had said that a post-mortem found no signs of criminal injury, but the deceased's mother Ummu Haiman Bee Daulatgun called for an inquiry after finding “mysterious bruises” on her son’s body.
Meanwhile, commenting on the death of Wan Ahmad Faris Wan Abdul Rahman, who died at a tahfiz school in Kok Lanas in 2013, Dusuki said the AGC would resolve the case as soon as possible.
"We will conduct further investigations. I am also briefed on the matter from time to time. We will take action if there are any new developments," he said.
On Monday (September 1), the family of the late Wan Ahmad Faris Wan Abdul Rahman submitted a memorandum to the Kelantan state government, outlining three demands.
One of the demands is an explanation for why the school toilet, where the student was found hanged, was demolished before the investigation was finalised.
Last month, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that the Royal Malaysia Police would reopen the investigation into the tahfiz student’s death.
The forensic expert who performed the autopsy on Faris ruled out foul play, classifying it as a sudden death. However, in June 2016, the Coroner's Court ruled that he was murdered.
