Four counsels from the Attorney-General’s Chambers have been appointed to represent the Housing and Local Government Ministry and the Fire and Rescue Department in the inquest into the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim.
They are three senior Federal counsels Suzana Atan, Mazlifah Ayob and Fadzilatul Isma Ahmad Refngah, and Federal counsel Afiq Zainal Abidin.
Three senior Federal counsels.
Meanwhile, counsel Syazlin Mansor who withdrew from representing the ministry and the department, announced that she would continue on in the inquest as the lawyer for Adib’s family.
Inquest conducting officer Deputy Public Prosecutor Faten Hadni Khairuddin later welcomed Syazlin’s return and there were no objections against her representing Adib’s family.
In today’s proceedings, Coroner Rofiah Mohamad set July 3, 4 and 5 to recall the 29th inquest witness, Prof Dr Shahrom Abd Wahid, a senior forensic pathology consultant in the United Kingdom and former senior forensic and pathology consultant at the Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz.
Earlier, Faten informed that a stakeholder in the inquest had proposed the name of the physics expert who would clarify the formula that could be used to estimate the force of impact which hit the fireman.
Rofiah gave between July 3 and 5 to Faten to submit a list of potential physics expert to assist the inquest and also set July 16 and 17 to hear from the chosen expert.
“I will select and decide on the physics expert during the same period (between July 3 and 5),” she said.
Adib who was a Subang Jaya Fire and Rescue EMRS personnel sustained serious injuries in a riot at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple site at USJ 25, Subang Jaya on Nov 27, 2018, and died on Dec 17 at the National Heart Institute.