Kota Kinabalu: the prime minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim has promised that no particular person, no matter rank or political bonds, shall be protected by investigations on the dying of a 13 -year -old pupil in Sabah.
Zara Qairina Mahathir, a National Student School of Tun Datu Mustapha, was discovered unconscious at 4 within the morning of July 16.
It is believed that he fell from the third ground of his faculty dormitory in Papi within the state of Eastern Malaysia, and was declared lifeless on the hospital of Queen Elizabeth the next day.
His dying aroused accusations on social media of bullying by the son of an influential determine and attracted nationwide consideration for weeks by the hashtag #justiceforzara.
Although the inside minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail mentioned final Saturday (2 August) that the police accomplished their probe, Zara’s mom mentioned she had introduced one other police relationship on Sunday after remembering that she had seen bruises on her daughter’s again whereas getting ready her physique for the burial, in keeping with what was reported by the Malaysian media.
His authorized staff mentioned that this deserves a brand new investigation into the case, though Anwar confirmed that the entire investigation report had been introduced to the rooms of the Prosecutor General (AGC).
Anwar mentioned that on Sunday investigations on Zara’s dying should be performed shortly and transparently and urged the general public to not mirror or make accusations towards excessive -profile information with out proof.
“This is a nation of the regulation, not slander. Anyone concerned in a legal act just like the homicide is not going to be protected,” mentioned Anwar, in keeping with the Bernama state press company.
“Regardless of the truth that they’re Datuk Seri or Tan Sri, we are going to examine if there may be proof … don’t launch accusations of basis solely as a result of they’re the son of a minister or a relative of a deputy prime minister or deputy prime minister,” he added throughout his speech to the closing ceremony of nationwide farmers, breeders and fishermen 2025 in Sabah, as talked about by Malay Mail.
Zara’s mom, Noraidah Lamat, denied the accusations that join the dying of her daughter to outstanding people, in keeping with a Saturday declaration by her legal professionals.
“Noraidah has by no means talked about any excessive -profile particular person in relation to Zara’s dying. Any hypotheses or accusations are with out basis and didn’t come to her,” mentioned his legal professionals Hamid Ismail and Shahlan Jufri, as reported by Berita Harian.
Noraidah’s legal professionals additionally denied that their prospects made statements about what was advised to a pupil on the day of the accident and that three college students had been transferred outdoors the varsity.
The legal professionals mentioned that Noraidah discovered solely the statements – together with a pupil who was shouted with the phrases “you’re a assassin” – after beginning to flow into on social media.
Kamaruddin each Sakka, superintendent Chief of the Papar Police, mentioned final Saturday that his staff didn’t discover proof that implies kids of outstanding people, together with the households of the ministers or these related to the Palazzo della Stato del Borneo.
The palace had denied the accusations final Thursday, confuting the voices on social media that join the case to the household of the governor of Sabah Musa Aman, in keeping with reported from Malay Mail.
