SHAH ALAM (Bernama): The issue of recalling an expert witness to testify in the inquest into the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim became a bone of contention during the proceedings. Inquest conducting officer Faten Hadni Khairuddin, in her argument, urged the court to consider an application to recall the 24th witness, Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) forensic expert Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi, 40, who carried out a post-mortem on the firefighter. She said the court had the discretion under Section 425 of the Criminal Procedure Code to recall relevant witnesses to achieve a fair decision in the inquest. "This is because we will also then surely call the 29th witness to defend his theory," he said in his written argument. "Hence, there is no reason it (recalling the forensic expert) should be done in this case," he said.

Source: The Star April 22, 2019 09:33 UTC