THE Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, has confirmed that an inquest into the death of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsuddin will be ordered if deemed necessary following a thorough review of the full police investigation report.
Mohd Dusuki explained that the Department of Public Prosecutions is currently awaiting the complete findings from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), including the autopsy report.
“For the case of the late Syamsul Haris, we are waiting for the police’s investigation results, including the post-mortem report and others. I expect the full report to be received soon, and if necessary, I will direct that inquest proceedings be conducted, similar to the case involving Zara Qairina Mahathir,” he said at a press conference after the Public Infrastructure Handover Ceremony under the Attorney-General’s Department’s Adopted Villages Programme 2025 in Kampung Padang Tembak in Kota Bharu today.
Syamsul Haris, aged 22, passed away on 28 July at Kota Tinggi Hospital after undergoing training at the Malaysian Army’s Combat Training Centre in Ulu Tiram, Johor. His body was buried the following day at the Kampung Rinching Ulu Islamic Cemetery in Semenyih, Selangor.
The cadet’s family lawyer, Datuk Naran Singh, previously revealed that a second autopsy report is expected within three months following the exhumation requested by Syamsul Haris’s mother on 19 August to facilitate further investigations and potentially initiate an inquest.
Separately, Mohd Dusuki assured that the case involving the tahfiz student Wan Ahmad Faris Wan Abdul Rahman, who allegedly died from foul play in December 2013, remains under close review by authorities.
“We are regularly updated by the police. If there is positive progress, we will take further action. We aim to ensure the investigation proceeds smoothly and swiftly because justice must be served for all parties, including the family,” he stated.
Wan Ahmad Faris, a Form Four student at Maahad Tahfiz Sains Nurul Aman in Kok Lanas, was found dead hanging in a dormitory toilet in December 2013. While initial forensic examinations ruled the death as sudden and non-criminal, a Coroner’s Court ruled in June 2016 that the death was a homicide by an unidentified individual.
The police have reopened the investigation into the case, as confirmed by the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, during parliamentary proceedings on the 13th Malaysia Plan. - Sept 6, 2025
