IPOH: The High Court here has fixed Sept 5 to hear the bail application of a senior police officer charged with the murder of a secondary school student last year.
Justice Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet said the date has been set to hear the application of the bail motion filed by the accused - Deputy Supt Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak.
He said the date has been set after both the prosecution, and the defence had submitted their written submissions on July 31.
“Both parties have two weeks from today to reply to the submissions, and file it in court,” he said on Thursday (Aug 1).
On May 14, Justice Bhupindar Singh had fixed July 1 for mention and submissions of documents after Mohd Nazri’s counsel Jacky Loi Yap Loong said they had filed a motion for the accused to be allowed bail.
The other lawyers in the team consist of Lim Chi Chau, Lim Jin Wen, Cindy Wong and M. Kuhan.
The prosecution is led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz and also consists of Nasrul Hadi Abdul Ghani, and Low Qin Hui.
Also present was lawyer Amira Najwafitri Amir Arif who is holding a watching brief on behalf of the victim’s family.
Mohd Nazri is accused of murdering 17-year-old Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie at Jalan Taman Jati near SMK Jati on Dec 15 last year between 12.05pm and 12.40pm.
Mohd Nazri was first charged at the Magistrate’s Court here on Dec 18 last year.
The prosecution had earlier this year requested for the case to be transferred to the High Court.
On May 14, Justice Bhupindar Singh had also set trial dates over 30 days starting from Nov 4 to 8, Nov 11 to 15, Dec 2 to 6, Dec 9 to 13 this year, and Jan 6 to 10, Jan 13 to 17 next year.
