KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — PKR Youth leaders have urged the government to conduct open investigations into the death of Norhashimah Wahid, a civil servant who died on Monday following what her family claims was excessive physical training.
Norhashimah, 31, a diplomatic administrative officer with the finance ministry, was admitted to Banting Hospital last Friday after experiencing problems breathing during a team-building and commando-style training weekend near Banting’s Jugra Training Camp.
She was three months into the physical component of the Public Management Diploma (DPA), mandatory for new diplomatic administrative officers, when she fell ill.
She was then transferred to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang after her conditioned worsened.
Norhashimah succumbed to severe pneumonia, septic shock and multiple-organ failure at 6.40am Monday after drifting in and out of consciousness for three days.
“We strongly urge the federal government, particularly PSD (Public Service Department), to carry out a thorough, open investigation into the affair to determine whether it was due to negligence of the trainers,” said a joint statement by Nurul Izzah Anwar, Amiruddin Shari, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Sim Tze Tzin.
“One cannot help but question the utility of such physically demanding, military-based courses for our civil servants.”
The statement went on to question the identity and professional qualifications of the trainers.
“We were informed that this module was previously conducted by the Outward Bound School but is now conducted by a consultant at... [Selangor Enforcement Training Centre (Pulapes)],” it said.
“If it was truly conducted by a consultant, does the consultant have a professional training background?”
The PKR Youth leaders added that the authorities must suspend all on-going programmes until Norhashimah’s death has been fully investigated.
Norhashimah leaves behind husband Ahmad Zulhairi Zainal Abidin, 31, and two-year-old daughter, Nor Hylda Daenia.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has denied any involvement in her training.
In a press statement, the defence ministry clarified that all programme modules were organised by the National Institute of Public Administration (Intan) and conducted by Pulapes.
The statement stressed that the training she underwent was not done under the RMAF or any unit under the RMAF banner.
Her family has vowed to lodge a police report over her death soon.
Norhashimah, 31, a diplomatic administrative officer with the finance ministry, was admitted to Banting Hospital last Friday after experiencing problems breathing during a team-building and commando-style training weekend near Banting’s Jugra Training Camp.
She was three months into the physical component of the Public Management Diploma (DPA), mandatory for new diplomatic administrative officers, when she fell ill.
She was then transferred to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang after her conditioned worsened.
Norhashimah succumbed to severe pneumonia, septic shock and multiple-organ failure at 6.40am Monday after drifting in and out of consciousness for three days.
“We strongly urge the federal government, particularly PSD (Public Service Department), to carry out a thorough, open investigation into the affair to determine whether it was due to negligence of the trainers,” said a joint statement by Nurul Izzah Anwar, Amiruddin Shari, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Sim Tze Tzin.
“One cannot help but question the utility of such physically demanding, military-based courses for our civil servants.”
The statement went on to question the identity and professional qualifications of the trainers.
“We were informed that this module was previously conducted by the Outward Bound School but is now conducted by a consultant at... [Selangor Enforcement Training Centre (Pulapes)],” it said.
“If it was truly conducted by a consultant, does the consultant have a professional training background?”
The PKR Youth leaders added that the authorities must suspend all on-going programmes until Norhashimah’s death has been fully investigated.
Norhashimah leaves behind husband Ahmad Zulhairi Zainal Abidin, 31, and two-year-old daughter, Nor Hylda Daenia.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has denied any involvement in her training.
In a press statement, the defence ministry clarified that all programme modules were organised by the National Institute of Public Administration (Intan) and conducted by Pulapes.
The statement stressed that the training she underwent was not done under the RMAF or any unit under the RMAF banner.
Her family has vowed to lodge a police report over her death soon.
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