‘Police to coordinate death probe with reclassification’

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Police ( PDRM) will coordinate the probe into the death of Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim in accordance with the allocation of the section which had been amended, said Inspector- General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.

“The case involving the late Muhammad Adib is now being reclassified from Section 307 of the Penal Code (attempted murder) to Section 302 of the Penal Code (murder) and further investigations will be coordinated in accordance with the amended section,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Meanwhile, Mohamad Fuzi advised all parties to not act in any way that could incite racial or religious sensitivities following the riot incident at Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Seafield, Subang Jaya last month.

Speaking on behalf of all PDRM personnel, he expressed sadness and condolences to the family of the late Muhammad Adib who died at the National Heart Institute ( IJN) at 9.41pm on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Save Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple task force has urged the authorities to conduct thorough investigations into the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim while on duty.

Its chairman SW Ramaji said the authorities must not only go after the perpetrators but also the people who were behind them.

“They must be punished as their act of violence or scheming has not only taken the life of a public servant but has also compromised the nature of our struggle to retain the temple in its current location,” he said in a statement yesterday.

He stressed that violence was not and would never be a solution for any problem.

“And those who indulge in it for whatever reason have to be investigated and punished accordingly,” he said as he expressed deep sadness and devastation over Muhammad Adib’s passing.

Muhammad Adib was hospitalised after being assaulted during riots at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in USJ 25, Subang Jaya on Nov 27. He was taking part in a firefighting operation then. The 24-yearold died at the National Heart Institute Monday night.

Following his death, Selangor police had reclassified the case as murder.