The mother of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin has filed a notice of motion to exhume his body for a second post-mortem and to initiate an inquest into his death.
Ummu Haiman Bee Daulatgun, 45, filed the documents at the Shah Alam High Court, Harian Metro reported.
According to the court documents filed by Messrs Naran Singh & Co, she named Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail and Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar as the respondents.
Ummu is seeking an order for Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s forensic experts to conduct the post-mortem within 14 days after exhumation, in the presence of forensic pathologist Dr Bhupinder Singh and a representative from her legal team.
She also wants the findings to be submitted within a month.
She said the initial post-mortem was not done by a hospital forensic specialist but by a UD10-grade medical officer, and that she and her family were not allowed to view the full body.
“I believe there are criminal elements in my son’s death, given the many contradictions in the stated reasons and cause of death,” she was quoted as saying.
Ummu is also asking for Bukit Aman’s criminal investigation department to form a new investigation team, similar to the one in the Zara Qairina Mahathir case.
Higher education minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said on Aug 12 that the joint investigative committee formed to investigate Syamsul’s death is expected to complete its report soon.
Syamsul, 22, the eldest of three siblings, died on July 28 under unclear circumstances while undergoing Palapes training at the Army Combat Training Centre (Pulada) in Ulu Tiram, Johor.
He began training on July 26 and was expected to complete it on Aug 3.
