No evidence of abuse in death of UTM Palapes cadet, says Defence Minister


KUALA LUMPUR: An investigation committee has found no evidence of abuse in the death of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Reserve Officers Training Unit (Palapes) trainee cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin, who died during training at the Army Basic Training Centre (Pulada) in Ulu Tiram, Johor, on July 28.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the committee’s findings involved input from several ministries, including the Defence Ministry, Home Ministry, Health Ministry and Higher Education Ministry.

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