00:00The Attorney General Chambers has decided to charge three reserve officer training unit instructors
00:07with causing the death of University Technology Malaysia Cadet Shamsul Haris Shamsuddin.
00:13In a statement, Inspector General of Police Khalid Ismail said,
00:18the instructors who are officers of the Malaysian Armed Forces would be jointly charged under Section 304A of the Penal
00:26Code,
00:26read with Section 34 of the same code.
00:30Section 304A, which defines the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder,
00:36carries a maximum punishment of 30 years' imprisonment and a fine upon conviction.
00:43Shamsud 22 died on July 28 last year under unclear circumstances
00:48while undergoing training at the Army Combat Training Centre in Ulutiram, Johor.
00:55He was reported to have suffered a seizure before his death.
00:58However, Shamsul's mother alleged that her son's body bore bruises and injuries consistent with physical assault rather than a seizure.
01:08A second post-mortem report indicated that Shamsul sustained severe neck injuries while he was alive.
01:14I'm Nujaria, FMT.
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