PUTRAJAYA – The full report of the special investigation committee on the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim is expected to be tabled to the cabinet next month.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the government received the report from the committee, which started the investigation on December 21 last year, yesterday.
“The report was completed within the stipulated period, which is before August 31. The report took into account various perspectives and views from experts and representatives of relevant ministries, departments, and agencies,” he said in a statement here today.
Wan Junaidi, who is chairman of the special committee, said that the committee had implemented various initiatives to identify the cause of death, including interviewing witnesses and studying the documents involved.
He said the incident reconstruction was also done, involving the relevant agencies, to simulate the incident based on closed-circuit television, video recordings, and statements from witnesses.
“It is the government's hope that this report will answer the public’s questions over the incident,” he added.
On October 9 last year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the establishment of a special committee to ensure a thorough, transparent, and proper investigation into the death of the firefighter.
Adib, who was a member of the Emergency Services Unit of the Subang Jaya fire and rescue station, was injured during a riot at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in USJ 25, Subang Jaya on November 27, 2018 and died on December 17, 2018.
He was said to have been attacked and severely beaten following a dispute between two groups over the relocation of a 100-year-old temple.
On September 27, 2019, the coroner’s court established that Adib died after he was assaulted by two or three unidentified people during the riot.
On November 29, 2021, Adib’s family received RM1.5 million in compensation from the government. – Bernama, August 31, 2022
