Wait for Adib’s post-mortem report first, deputy minister urges critics

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 20 Dec 2018 9:20AM · 2 Comments

Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, 24, died on Monday from chest injuries sustained in a mob attack at the Seafield Sri Mahariamman temple last month. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 20, 2018.

DEPUTY Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said yesterday the people should wait for the post-mortem report on fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim first before making any judgment.

He was commenting on the allegation by a lawyer who disputed Adib’s cause of death. 

“Wait for the post-mortem report.  Police are carrying out investigation.

“Of course, we have preliminary information that he was shoved. Wait for the final decision,” he said in Johor yesterday. 

A lawyer uploaded a Facebook post in which he referred to the death of the fireman without naming him.

Adib, 24, and his colleagues had responded to an emergency call to the Seafield Sri Mahariamman temple in Subang Jaya where rioters had torched several vehicles November 27.

However, when they arrived at the scene, the mob turned on the firemen who quickly retreated.

Police believed Adib was pulled out of the fire engine and assaulted but the temple committee said he was run over by the fire truck which was reversing.

The trouble at the temple began a day earlier when another group of masked men, armed with parang and iron rods stormed the temple and chased the devotees.

Adib died at the National Heart Institute (IJN) at 9.41pm on Monday and police have classified the case as murder. – Bernama, December 20, 2018.

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  • Whatever is the cause of death, it is better to tell the truth with all available evidence and let this matter rest forever. A RCI is the only way to look at all the facts connected with this sad episode.The nation is suffering from 'truth deficit' in a number of past events e.g. Altantuya's case, all the sodomy cases and even May 13. All the lies about 1MDB are really casting a very dark evil shadow on all Malaysians. The hope with which we welcomed the PH government is slowly fading away when we find some of the cowardly participants and by-standers from the past regime are being accepted in the decision making fold.

    Posted 5 years ago by Citizen Pencen · Reply

  • Very TRUE MALAYSIANS ARE ALWAYS DENIED OF TRUTH. All TRUTH under the Carpet

    Posted 5 years ago by Tharan Singh · Reply