KOTA KINABALU: A non-government organisation (NGO) has filed an application to cancel the ongoing coroner’s inquest into the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, claiming that the proceedings were not conducted in accordance with Sabah’s own inquest laws.
Pertubuhan Kebajikan Ekonomi Semangat Bersatu Malaysia (Pembela Malaysia) president Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Jeffry Rosman said Sabah’s Inquest Ordinance 1959 is a valid state legislation that specifically governs how inquests must be carried out, but alleged that the authorities had instead relied on the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), a federal law he said was never intended to override Sabah’s legal framework.
