Kota Kinabalu: Ten prison personnel charged with murdering an inmate at Kepayan Prison three years ago will go on trial in June this year.
High Court Judge Datuk Nurchaya Haji Arshad on Tuesday set June 13-16 for the hearing.
They are prison inspector Dzulfikri Mohd Safri, 28, and wardens Barry Jipmon, 30, Farizan Mokri, 40, Mohd Saiful Saidin, 34, Amran Yasik, 25, Ab Mutalib @ Talib Abd Rasul, 40, Zerry Maidin, 33, Tomy Momoh, 36, Shahryll Nazry Wan Sofian, 25, and Muhammad Fazi Lakui, 32.
They were jointly accused of murdering one Shainal Mukhtar, 36, in a cell of Gemilang Block, at Kota Kinabalu Central Prison, Jalan Kepayan, at 4.30pm on Oct. 4, 2019.
Earlier, counsel PJ Perira, representing the 10, informed the court that the deceased has no psychiatric problem which the prosecution confirmed. Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohammed Ali Imran then applied for a trial date. The prosecution is expected to call 55 witnesses.
During the last mention of the case on Nov 11, last year, the prosecution applied for one month date to obtain the deceased’s psychiatric report from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and informed the court that the issue only came to their knowledge when the accused’s counsel required the said report.
The 10 had on Aug. 24, 2020 claimed trial to the charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a death penalty on conviction.
They were ordered to be remanded as the charge against them has no provision for bail.
Together with PJ Perira in representing the 10 were counsel Hairul V. Othman, and Dominic Chew.
