KUALA LUMPUR – An appeal by the father of the late firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim against the high court’s decision allowing an application by former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to set aside committal proceedings filed against the latter will be heard on May 28.
Mohd Kassim Abdul Hamid’s lawyer, Aidil Khalid, told the press that Court of Appeal deputy registrar Darmafikri Abu Adam set the date during case management, held via Zoom, today.
Aidil said a cross-appeal filed by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) on whether the coroner’s court had jurisdiction to hear and decide on the committal proceedings will be heard on the same date.
Kassim filed an application to commence committal proceedings against Thomas on July 16, 2019 at the Shah Alam coroner’s court for contempt of court in connection with the inquest into Adib’s death.
The coroner’s court allowed the application, and Thomas later filed an appeal against the decision at the Shah Alam High Court.
The high court allowed Thomas’ application on the grounds that the coroner’s court had erred in allowing committal proceedings to be instituted against the former AG.
In his application, Kassim, 67, said Thomas had insulted the court through an affidavit filed by the AGC on April 3, 2019 regarding the cause of Adib’s death.
Adib, 24, a member of the Emergency Medical Rescue Services unit with the Subang Jaya fire station, sustained serious injuries in a riot at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in USJ 25, Subang Jaya, on November 27, 2018.
On September 27 last year, the Shah Alam coroner’s court ruled that his death was the result of a crime committed by more than two or three unknown individuals. – Bernama, January 27, 2021
