Dashcam of senior cop's car accessed only five days after incident, murder trial told


IPOH: An investigating officer only accessed the memory card from the vehicle dashcam of Deputy Supt Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak five days after a collision that claimed the life of a teenager in December 2023, the High Court here heard.

Ipoh Criminal Investigation Department (CID) senior investigating officer Asst Supt S. Dasarathan said this during questioning by DPP Afzainizam Abdul Aziz on Tuesday (Jan 14).

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Asked about an analysis report indicating that the memory card was accessed on Dec 19 that year, ASP Dasarathan said the dashcam and memory card were seized on Dec 20 and handed to him the same day.

"I accessed the memory card using a computer that was not connected to the internet and had no automatic date or time updates.

"Therefore, although the memory card was accessed on Dec 20, the displayed date remained as Dec 19, 2023,” said the 33rd prosecution witness.

Asked if anyone else had accessed the dashcam memory card, he replied "No."

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In his written statement on Friday (Jan 10), ASP Dasarathan said the dashcam and memory card were seized as evidence and the memory card marked as "AC5."

He said checks of the dashcam and memory card revealed no recordings related to the Dec 15, 2023 incident.

He added that from forensic analysis of the memory card, police successfully retrieved 130 video files dated from Nov 4, 2022.

He said checks found no recordings related to the incident.

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DSP Mohd Nazri is accused of murdering Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie at the intersection of Jalan Taman Jati/Jalan Pekeliling Meru Indah near SMK Jati, between 12.05pm and 12.40pm on Dec 15, 2023.

The case is being heard in the High Court here before Justice Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet.

The trial continues on Friday (Jan 17).

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