KOTA BHARU, Sept 29 — Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said he is prepared to meet with the family of the late tahfiz student Wan Ahmad Faris Wan Abdul Rahman.
He said the investigation into the case is ongoing and that the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has informed the family’s lawyer that a meeting can be arranged as soon as a suitable date is agreed upon.
“We are ready to meet and discuss the next course of action. We are waiting for the findings of the investigation, which is ongoing,” he said.
He was speaking to reporters after the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the 56th birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, at the Istana Balai Besar today.
He emphasised the AGC’s commitment to ensuring a transparent investigation and pledged to keep Wan Ahmad Faris’s family informed of any developments periodically.
On Sept 1, the family of Wan Ahmad Faris submitted a memorandum to the Kelantan government, outlining three key demands, chief among them being an explanation for the demolition of the school toilet where he was found hanging, even though the official investigation had not yet been concluded.
The case dates back to Dec 2013, when Wan Ahmad Faris, a Form Four student, was found dead, hanging in a toilet at the Maahad Tahfiz Sains Nurul Aman boarding school in Kok Lanas.
While a forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy initially confirmed the case as a sudden death with no criminal elements, the Coroner’s Court reached a different conclusion in June 2016, ruling that the student was murdered. — Bernama
