Shooting of S’wakian in Indonesia beyond jurisdiction of local cops
KUCHING: Investigating the case of Sarawakian Chung Soon Teck, who was shot dead by Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN), is beyond the jurisdiction of police in the state.
State CID chief Datuk Dev Kumar said in a press statement yesterday that police here are unable to investigate the incident which occurred on foreign soil.
“The police would like to clear up the misconception or perception that the police have failed or refused to allow the post-mortem to be conducted on the deceased,” he said.
“We cannot request the hospital to conduct the post-mortem under such circumstances.”
Dev Kumar also advised Chung’s
The police would like to clear up the misconception or perception that the police have failed or refused to allow the post-mortem to be conducted on the deceased. Datuk Dev Kumar, State CID chief
family members to approach the matter through legal channels.
“We are advising the family members to engage counsel to file an application at the High Court seeking a court order to that effect,” he said.
Dev Kumar added police have referred the matter to Interpol Bukit Aman in order to notify Wisma Putra to seek further details on the case from the Indonesian authorities through diplomatic channels.
It was reported yesterday that Chung’s family members wanted answers on the offence he allegedly committed.
They voiced this to the media after meeting with officials from the Consulate General of Indonesia here.
The family members claimed no post-mortem was conducted as approval had not been received from the police.
Chung had allegedly trafficked drugs and was supposedly involved in a scuffle during his attempt to escape custody when he was shot.