IGP: No need to revisit 1987 case
PARIT: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the incident involving Private Adam Jaafar, the soldier who ran amok in Chow Kit in 1987, should not be revisited as it has been settled.
He said the incident, which came under the microscope again recently, happened more than three decades ago and the case had long been closed.
“I don’t have sufficient facts to comment on it.
“I think it is not suitable to revisit such a case now as it creates too much speculation,” he said after joining the “Fit Masjid Fun Ride” programme at Sultan Yusuf Izzudin Shah Mosque in Seri Iskandar yesterday.
He said this when asked about a newspaper report on a statement by Adam’s family calling for the authorities to investigate the person responsible for spreading rumours on the case.
Fuzi said the best person to comment on the case was former IGP Tun Hanif Omar as it happened during his tenure.
The incident happened in October 1987, during which a man was killed by a stray bullet.
Adam, was spared the death sentence due to his mental stability and sent to Tanjung Rambutan Hospital for 10 years.
The case was revisited after Tunku Mahkota of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim mentioned the incident in a social media post recently, claiming that it had marred the name of the state royal family.
On Friday, Adam’s sister, Hawa Jaafar, 53, apologised to the Johor royal family and said that what caused her brother to run amok were work-related issues.