The high-profile case of a police officer hitting and killing a student was heard again at the Ipoh Magistrate’s Court today. The Deputy Public Prosecutor applied to the court to transfer the case to the Ipoh High Court for trial, and the Magistrate’s Court agreed.
In this case, Deputy Prosecutor Azhan Nijan invoked Article 177(A)(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code to make the above application to Judge Punita of the Magistrate’s Court. The defendant’s lawyer Huang Xinting did not raise any objection.
A large number of police officers were stationed inside and outside the court early in the morning. The 44-year-old defendant Mohd Nazri was brought to court at 9 o’clock this morning. He covered his head when facing the media cameras to prevent his appearance from being exposed.
The deceased’s brother and two uncles attended the magistrate’s court.
This case occurred on December 15 last year. The deceased was Mohd Shahari, a 17-year-old student from a junior high school in Ipoh. The car that was involved in the car accident with the deceased Modo was owned by Mohd Nazri, a senior police officer. driving.
