The aggrieved family is seeking a meeting with the Health Minister.
PETALING JAYA: A protest is likely to take place in front of the Health Ministry tomorrow by a group demanding a second post-mortem on C Sugumaran, the victim of an alleged extrajudicial killing.
“We’ve given the government until the end of today to respond to our request,” said PKR vice president N Surendran, whom Sugumaran’s relatives have engaged as their lawyer.
“We want to meet the Health Minister to get his approval for the second post-mortem. They haven’t got back to us.”
Sugumaran, a 40-year-old security guard, was allegedly beaten to death on Jan 21 by policemen and several members of the public.
His body was sent for a post-mortem at Serdang Hospital. Pathologist Mohd Azaini Ibrahim said in his report that he died of a heart attack.
However, Sugumaran’s family disputed the report, saying there were witnesses to the alleged assault and battery.
The police are seeking an inquest against the wishes of Sugumaran’s family.
Yesterday, Surendran told FMT the family would like famous Thai pathologist Pornthip Rojanasunand to conduct the second post-mortem with full access to facilities in a government hospital.
“We urge the prime minister and other relevant authorities to respond immediately to this request as the family is unable to carry out the last rites until the second post-mortem is concluded,” Surendran said.
Dr Pornthip, the director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science at Thailand’s Ministry of Justice, came to the attention of Malaysians when she testified in the 2010 inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock.
Surendran said several PKR leaders would take part in tomorrow’s protest.
PETALING JAYA: A protest is likely to take place in front of the Health Ministry tomorrow by a group demanding a second post-mortem on C Sugumaran, the victim of an alleged extrajudicial killing.“We’ve given the government until the end of today to respond to our request,” said PKR vice president N Surendran, whom Sugumaran’s relatives have engaged as their lawyer.
“We want to meet the Health Minister to get his approval for the second post-mortem. They haven’t got back to us.”
Sugumaran, a 40-year-old security guard, was allegedly beaten to death on Jan 21 by policemen and several members of the public.
His body was sent for a post-mortem at Serdang Hospital. Pathologist Mohd Azaini Ibrahim said in his report that he died of a heart attack.
However, Sugumaran’s family disputed the report, saying there were witnesses to the alleged assault and battery.
The police are seeking an inquest against the wishes of Sugumaran’s family.
Yesterday, Surendran told FMT the family would like famous Thai pathologist Pornthip Rojanasunand to conduct the second post-mortem with full access to facilities in a government hospital.
“We urge the prime minister and other relevant authorities to respond immediately to this request as the family is unable to carry out the last rites until the second post-mortem is concluded,” Surendran said.
Dr Pornthip, the director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science at Thailand’s Ministry of Justice, came to the attention of Malaysians when she testified in the 2010 inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock.
Surendran said several PKR leaders would take part in tomorrow’s protest.
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