The New Straits Times
"It's now proven that the truth is on my side," Zamri said, adding that he had filed the suit to uphold the dignity of his family.
The suit, filed on June 19 last year, was for wrongful arrest and trespass. Suhaimi was not present yesterday. The plaintiffs named investigating officer ASP Loh Pei Pei, the inspector-general of police and the government as defendants.
In her judgment, judge Sabariah Othman ruled that the police had wrongfully detained Zamri and the arrest was made without reasonable grounds. As for Suhaimi, Sabariah said although the arrest was not wrong because he was the suspect that the police was looking for, there was evidence that he had been injured while being detained.
She awarded each of them RM1,500 in general damages, RM30,000 in aggravated and exemplary damages, and costs.
Zamri was awarded an additional RM10,000 in damages for wrongful arrest.
In their statements of claim, Zamri and Suhaimi said they were hit, slapped, stepped on and kicked by the police. They said the action by the police had left them injured and traumatised, and they were subjected to humiliation. They were represented by counsel Azmer Md Saad while senior federal counsel Natrah Mazman appeared for the defendants.
Nurin, a Year Two pupil of SK Desa Setapak, was abducted some 500m from her house in Wangsa Maju here on Aug 20, 2007, after going out alone to a night market nearby.
She was sexually violated and brutally murdered before her body was found in a sports bag outside a shoplot in Petaling Jaya, 28 days later. No one has yet been charged with the murder.
KUALA LUMPUR: A textile shop owner and his brother-in-law who were arrested for their alleged involvement in Nurin Jazlin Jazimin's abduction and murder won their suit against the police and the government.
Mohamad Zamri Ibrahim, 36, and his brother-in-law Mohd Suhaimi Yusoff, 31, were detained in 2007 as suspects in the case.
Zamri, who was present at the Sessions Court yesterday, said he was happy with the court's decision and hoped it would clear his name as well as the public's misconception about him and his family.
Mohamad Zamri Ibrahim, 36, and his brother-in-law Mohd Suhaimi Yusoff, 31, were detained in 2007 as suspects in the case.
Zamri, who was present at the Sessions Court yesterday, said he was happy with the court's decision and hoped it would clear his name as well as the public's misconception about him and his family.
"It's now proven that the truth is on my side," Zamri said, adding that he had filed the suit to uphold the dignity of his family.
The suit, filed on June 19 last year, was for wrongful arrest and trespass. Suhaimi was not present yesterday. The plaintiffs named investigating officer ASP Loh Pei Pei, the inspector-general of police and the government as defendants.
In her judgment, judge Sabariah Othman ruled that the police had wrongfully detained Zamri and the arrest was made without reasonable grounds. As for Suhaimi, Sabariah said although the arrest was not wrong because he was the suspect that the police was looking for, there was evidence that he had been injured while being detained.
She awarded each of them RM1,500 in general damages, RM30,000 in aggravated and exemplary damages, and costs.
Zamri was awarded an additional RM10,000 in damages for wrongful arrest.
In their statements of claim, Zamri and Suhaimi said they were hit, slapped, stepped on and kicked by the police. They said the action by the police had left them injured and traumatised, and they were subjected to humiliation. They were represented by counsel Azmer Md Saad while senior federal counsel Natrah Mazman appeared for the defendants.
Nurin, a Year Two pupil of SK Desa Setapak, was abducted some 500m from her house in Wangsa Maju here on Aug 20, 2007, after going out alone to a night market nearby.
She was sexually violated and brutally murdered before her body was found in a sports bag outside a shoplot in Petaling Jaya, 28 days later. No one has yet been charged with the murder.
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