Tuesday, November 24, 2009

赵明福今日重葬

(雪兰莪‧加影)在完成第二次的解剖工作后,赵明福的遗体於今日(週二,11月24日)进行重葬,虽然出席仪式的人数不比第一次下葬时来得多,但场面依旧严肃庄重。

灵车早上9时50分抵达位於士毛月的富贵山庄墓园后,重葬仪式就开始进行,至上午11时30分完成。

仪式进行时天气阴凉,还不时吹起微风,虽然一度下起毛毛细雨,但雨势很快停止。

儘管事件发生至今已超过四个月,明福的家属包括大姐赵丽君及妹妹赵丽兰在重葬仪式进行时,仍是难掩心中的悲痛,纷纷哭红双眼。

週二是佛教的涅盘日,赵明福亲属以简单的佛教仪式为他进行重葬,除了重葬仪式,立碑仪式也於週二同时进行,以调整出最佳的风水方位。

由於佛教相信在涅盘日这一天吃素,等於做一年的功德,赵家因此以素品及明福生前爱吃的零食祭拜他,家属也在明福的墓前插上白玫瑰。

明福的大姐及妹妹於週二早上8时30分抵达墓园,父母及哥哥赵铭基则是先前往医院,过后再前去墓园与其他家属会合;明福的二姐赵丽婷因为前往新加坡出差,故未克出席仪式。

在抵达墓园后,明福的父母只是在山下的大伯公庙逗留,没有上到明福的墓地,明福有孕在身的妻子苏淑慧则是没有出席今日的下葬仪式,由她的母亲及姑姑代表出席。

风水师表示,他们不建议苏淑慧出席重葬仪式,除了考虑到民俗上的相冲问题,也顾虑淑慧的情绪,更何况,墓园属於山势地形,不便孕妇行走。

除了家属,行动党国会领袖林吉祥、雪州行政议员欧阳捍华、泗峇沫区国会议员林立迎、行动党前秘书长郭金福及雪州行政议员郭素沁的私人助理黄皓汶等人,也出席重葬仪式。

验尸庭於11月4日发出庭令,批准赵明福家属开棺验尸,以釐清赵明福离奇坠楼身亡后所留下的种种疑团,验尸庭过后也择定11月21日开棺,22日进行第二次的解剖。




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Teoh Beng Hock buried... again

By Neville Spykerman

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 —Teoh Beng Hock was laid to rest again after Buddhist rituals were performed. His brother and sister were at the grave site while his parents stood afar, in accordance with Chinese beliefs that parents do not attend the burial of their children.

DAP’s Lim Kit Siang was also at the Nirvana Memorial Park, along with Teoh’s former boss Selangor exco Ean Yong Hian Wah, Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng and former DAP secretary-general Kerk Kim Hock.

Teoh’s casket arrived from the Sungei Buloh hospital at about 9.50am. Dozens of reporters and photographers were at the scene, along with several uniformed and plainclothes policemen.

A bed of white carnations was placed on top of his grave after the burial and his gravestone was put back into place.


His favourite food, including local kuih prepared by his wife’s aunt, was also placed at the foot of his grave.

Teoh’s pregnant wife Soh Cher Wei, 28 did not attend his reburial but her mother and aunt were with his parents.

“My family is a little relieved now that he has been reburied,” said 29-year-old Lee Lan, Teoh’s younger sister.

“We hope those who killed him will be found and that there will be justice for him,” she said.

Lee Lan also expressed her thanks to the public, the management of the cemetery and Kerk for their help and support.

Teoh was found dead on the fifth floor landing at Plaza Masalam on July 16, after being questioned by the Malaysian

Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at their Selangor Headquarters on the 14th floor.

His body was exhumed on Saturday for a second post-mortem to help an inquest set up by the government to determine if there was any foul play surrounding his death, which was classified as suicide by the police.

Ean Yong who also spoke to the press said no one can understand the family’s pain.

“All this effort is for one purpose, to find out the truth surrounding his death.

“The world will judge the prime minister by his 1 Malaysia message, we will see if he can walk his talk,” said Ean.


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Sunday, November 22, 2009

心情沉重等消息‧趙家拜祭求解剖順利

(雪兰莪.双溪毛糯)赵明福的家人今日(週日,11月22日)前往双溪毛糯医院,以等候第二次剖验的最新消息。他们在沉重的心情下静候,並获准在解剖进行前,在太平间进行简单的拜祭仪式,祈求一切顺利。

赵家上下受到院方及警方的全方位配合,从清早开始至解剖工作进行时,都获准逗留在停尸房旁的等候室。等候室內气氛凝重安静,身穿白色衣服的赵家亲属,以及赵明福生前的工作伙伴一行10多人,在等候室折冥纸。

赵母情绪波动

早上10时,赵父赵亮辉和赵母张秀花,趁著法医进行第一轮的討论会议时,与家人拿了一个铝制桶罐放在停尸房的门口,开始焚化已折好的冥纸和往生纸等。过后,他们点燃香枝往外头拜拜,祈求一切顺利。

赵母张秀花比起其他家庭成员的情绪波动更多,每次她一想起明福的遭遇和目前的处境时,难免又是一阵泪流。中午12时30分,当她获悉明福即將被送上解剖台时,她独自一个人都到停尸房外,双手合十仰望天际,嘴里不断呢喃著,在为明福祈祷。

她的心情所有人都瞭解,虽然明福已成为冰冷的遗体,但在母亲心中,那一具冰冷的尸体是她抚养多年、思念多时的心肝宝贝。躺在解剖台上的遗体再也感受不到疼痛,但身体发肤授於父母,赵母正经歷著比解剖还折腾的揪心之痛。


据瞭解,赵铭基、赵丽兰及妻舅苏志海3人,週六(11月21日)晚轮流在停尸房守夜,另外还有8名行动党党员也彻夜轮流陪伴他们,一直到週日早上,其余家属及法医都到场为止。

赵家知部份解剖结果

赵家在明福第二度解剖工作完毕后,已获知部份进展,而所有答案相信將於12月9日在验尸庭继续审讯时曝光。

赵家在记者会上说,声声感谢泰国法医普緹仗义前来,以监督这次剖验工作。他们说,儘管普緹在步出剖验室后,曾向家人简短匯报,但她说的都是专业名词,家人也听不懂实际內容。

不过,他们也指出,由於验尸庭尚在进行审讯期间,他们也不便透露案情,只能等到验尸庭让真相浮现。

家人对剖验工作在短短两个小时便顺利完成感到欣慰。

明福週二再入土

赵明福的家人已经决定在週二上午10时让明福重新入土为安。

明福的兄长赵铭基不愿透露何时让明福的遗体送离医院,並希望所有有意送別明福的人士,在週二上午直接前往富贵山庄的墓地。

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赵明福二度验尸

(雪兰莪‧双溪毛糯)赵明福今日(週日,11月22日)在雪兰莪双溪毛糯医院进行第二次解剖,由英国法医界权威彼得华尼兹医生、双溪毛糯医院法医组主任沙希淡负责操刀,泰国著名法医普緹等从旁协助。

赵明福二度验尸演进表

上午
8.00:警方及医院保安人员封锁医院太平间
8.40:著名泰国法医普緹抵达
8.50:英国法医界权威彼得华尼兹医生抵达
9.15:代表律师哥宾星抵达
9.55:赵明福家属陆续抵达后,在双溪毛糯太平间外摺金纸
10.00:普緹、彼得华尼兹及负责解剖的法医召开首次会议
11.00:法医为赵明福进行X光和电脑断层扫描
11.30:法医进行第二次会议
11.45:哥宾星召开新闻发布会讲解赵明福解剖进展

下午
1.10:法医进行解剖
1.20:行动党国会反对党领袖林吉祥抵达慰问家属
1.45:林吉祥离开




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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Teoh Beng Hock exhumed for second autopsy

KAJANG: Teoh Beng Hock’s body was exhumed on Saturday for a second autopsy at Sungai Buloh Hospital.

The exhumation had been ordered by the inquest into the political aide’s recent death, after Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand testified that his likely cause of death was homicide and not suicide.

The body, reportedly in good condition, was sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital where it was subjected to X-ray and CT scans.

Teoh was found dead on the fifth floor of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office in Shah Alam on July 16 and an inquest into his death is ongoing at the Shah Alam Coroner’s Court.

Members of the media started gathering at the Nirvana Memorial Garden in Semenyih early in the morning and there were almost 40 pressmen by the time the prayer rituals started at 9am.

The grave had been cordoned off with about three metres high of white canvas, thus obscuring the view of the pressmen and passers-by.

By 10.40am, 10 cemetery workers had disinterred the casket and Teoh’s body was identified by his siblings Teoh Lee Lan and Teoh Beng Kee.


The casket was then wrapped up in plastic sheets before it was placed in a hearse and headed for Sungai Buloh Hospital, where Teoh’s parents were waiting.

It is learnt that Soh Cher Wei, who went through a marriage ceremony with Teoh after his death, stayed home as she is six months pregnant with his child.

Dr Pornthip was present to observe the exhumation, together with Sungai Buloh Hospital chief pathologist Dr Shahidan Md Noor.

Lee Lan had earlier told the press that she felt heavy hearted over the exhumation but hoped the second autopsy would reveal her brother’s cause of death.

“We are prepared to find out the truth,” she said. Gobind Singh Deo, counsel for the Teoh family, said the body appeared to be in good condition.

“As far as I can tell, it looked like it was in good condition. But I am a lawyer, not a doctor, so we’ll see what the experts say,” he said, adding that there were six pathologists present including Dr Pornthip.

“Dr Pornthip was here to observe the exhumation. We don’t want any complaints later on (about the procedures). The post-mortem will be done tomorrow at 9.30am, and I was told they hope to get it done by early afternoon,” he said.

Gobind added that he did no see anyone from MACC, saying they “should have sent a representative”.

Also present were Teoh’s former boss Selangor state executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang and another Selangor state executive councillor Ronnie Liu.


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明福尸身完好‧红布缠绳起棺‧送院再度剖验

(雪兰莪‧加影)在雪州反贪污委员会总部离奇坠楼身亡的赵明福家属,今日(週六,11月21日)早上选择以红布缠绳方式起棺;著名泰国法医普緹在开棺仪式后透露,赵明福的尸身脸部浮肿,大致保留完好。

普緹面带笑容举起拇指示好,显示她对第二次解剖工作信心十足。

为確保开棺过程不会出现紕漏,普緹於週六早上8时45分抵达现场,陪同赵明福的哥哥赵铭基、妹妹赵丽兰及妻舅苏志海一起见证开棺过程。

开棺仪式在早上9时至11时,“鸣吠日”吉辰顺利完成,密封棺木由加影士毛月富贵山庄载送到双溪毛糯医院进行X光和电脑断层扫描,以便在11月22日进行第二次剖验。

为了找出赵明福坠楼的真相,赵明福家属选择在宜埋葬和安葬的“鸣吠日”开棺,更以红布缠绳起棺;除了强烈表达坠楼事件有冤屈外,也借此缓冲开棺时的煞气,避免对怀有身孕的妻子苏淑慧造成衝击。

5法医见证开棺仪式

赵明福的开棺仪式是在5名法医的见证下顺利完成,除了普緹外,其它见证者包括曾为赵明福进行第一次解剖的马大医药中心法医巴拉斯汉、巴生中央医院法医凯鲁阿兹曼,及国大医院的法医沙伦。

虽然大马反贪污委员会较早前公佈委任英国法医界权威彼得华尼兹医生代表反贪污委员会参与开棺验尸的工作,但除了负责第二次解剖工作的双溪毛糯医院法医组主任沙希淡和普緹外,华尼兹並没有现身墓场。

行动党国会领袖林吉祥、雪州行政议员刘天球、赵明福生前的上司雪州行政议员欧阳捍华、泗岩沬国会议员林立迎、赵家代表律师哥宾星和一批行动党支持者也到场。




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苏淑慧心情平静‧“盼一切真相大白”

(雪兰莪‧八打灵再也)赵明福遗霜苏淑慧表示希望明福开棺验尸后,一切可以真相大白。

人在峇株巴辖的淑慧在接获记者来电时,表示自己心情平静,一切尚好。

虽然如此,仍可从其声线中,听出她语带哽咽,但依然积极正面回答媒体提问,並强调自己此刻想表达的,一如明福家属所发表的谈话。

“我一早也接到很多询问电话,但一切还好,谢谢大家关心。”

至於会否前来吉隆坡了解开棺验尸结果,她表示,自己將留在峇株巴辖等候消息,等候明福家人转告详情。

好友在明福面子书留言

另外,赵明福开棺验尸,再一度撕裂亲友心中的伤口,不少明福好友、同事,也因开棺一事触动心情,纷纷前往明福在面子书(Facebook)上的个人页面,留言表达感受。

从只字片语中,不难感受大家的悲痛、希望沉冤待雪的心情,就算明知明福已不能再看到这些留言,朋友们依然选择留言,宣泄心中的沉痛心情。

部份留言如下:

“明福,都到了这个时候,你甚么也不用多说,就让你的遗体在人世间为你说最后一次话……”

“忍耐,明福,我们为你祈祷”

“愿你在天之灵,帮助追求真相的人,为你找出真相”

“朋友,欢迎回来”




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“请法医一定要为死人说话”‧赵丽兰对普緹有信心

(雪兰莪‧加影)“请法医一定要为死人说话!”

赵明福的妹妹赵丽兰透露,她有信心泰国法医普緹能在第二次解剖中,厘清赵明福的真正死因。

不过,她希望反贪委会委任的英国法医彼得华尼兹,一样能秉持著为死人说话的精神,不偏不私的协助验尸庭鉴定赵明福的真正死因。

赵丽兰在赵明福开棺前接受媒体访问时强调,其家人非常感激普緹仗义相助,更相信普緹能厘清赵明福的死因。

“虽然开棺的决定对我们来说很困难,但我们希望可以找出真相,希望验尸庭在开棺后可以给我们一个交代。”

询及其家人对反贪委会委任的英国法医是否有信心时,赵丽兰说,反贪委会有权委任英国法医参与开棺验尸工作,但她仍希望这名英国法医將表现出一名法医应有的专业和独立性。

受询她此刻心情如何时,掩饰不了悲痛心情的赵丽兰坦言心情很沉重、紧张,但为了找出真相,她愿意再度忍受煎熬,让赵明福开棺验尸。

“我们今日(週六,11月21日)带来了一些水果、糕点和冥纸来祭拜哥哥。”




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Friday, November 20, 2009

赵母:没提孩子是否可个案处理‧“纳兹里回答太官僚”

(马六甲)针对首相署部长拿督斯里纳兹里指赵明福遗腹子报生纸上的父亲一栏不能填上赵明福的名字,赵妈妈对此感到不满与困惑。

赵明福家属今日(週五,11月20日)下午在远亲郭金福的陪同下召开新闻发佈会,张秀花(明福母亲)指出,部长在完全没有提及赵明福孩子是否能以个案处理,而只是“官僚式”的回答。

她说,部长没有提到明福的孩子是不是可以特別处理,但又指家属没有做出正式申请,这番话似乎意味著,若家属提出申请,报生纸一栏就能填上明福的名字。

盼首相落实承诺

她指出,家属已透过郭金福瞭解最新进展,希望首相拿督斯里纳吉能够落实承诺,实现赵家愿望。

此外,郭金福表示,赵家於7月28日会见首相时,首相已答应全力协助,並表明將指示总检察长加以关注。

“这证明首相明白有关问题是属於特別情况,应个案处理,所以当局不能纯以现有的法令做为考量。”

將申请父亲一栏填赵明福

他指出,如果有需要,赵家將在適当的时候提出申请,让孩子的报生纸父亲一栏,填上赵明福的名字。

他强调,为了避免有心人继续在马来报章上炒作遗腹子不宜合法化的课题,赵家在过去二三个月前已经决定不公开討论此课题,但並非表示赵家已放弃申请,他们也没有忘记首相的承诺。

週五隨同出席新闻发佈会的有赵明基、赵亮辉、郭金福太太莫桂美及明福姊姊的3个孩子。




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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

纳兹里:赵明福孩子报生纸不能冠父名

(吉隆坡)首相署部长拿督斯里纳兹里指出,根据法令,赵明福与妻子苏淑慧的孩子的报生纸上不能冠上孩子生父的名字。

他表示,根据1957年生死註册法令第13条文,父亲在孩子出生前逝世,报生纸上不能自动填上孩子生父名字,除非男方与孩子母亲列席一同为孩子申报签下同意书,男方自认是孩子父亲,才可填上父亲名字。

纳兹里在国会下议院为部门总结2010年財政预算案委员会阶段,以书面回答行动党华都牙也区国会议员冯宝君的问题,这么表示。

纳兹里也说,当局至今未接到赵明福家属的有关正式申请。




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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Teoh's remains can be exhumed, says coroner

By WANI MUTHIAH

SHAH ALAM: Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas has allowed an application made by deceased political aide Teoh Beng Hock’s brother Meng Kee to exhume his remains for a second post-mortem.

The details of the second post-mortem, including who will perform it and when, will be decided when the inquest into Teoh’s death resumes on Nov 9.

Although Azmil Muntapha gave his consent for renowned Thai forensic pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojansunand to be present at the proposed post-mortem, she will not be able to actively participate in it due to certain legal procedural issues.

This is because only a practising physician registered with the Malaysian medical board can do so. as stipulated under the Medical Act 1971.

Counsel holding a watching brief for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Datuk Abdul Razak Musa also pointed out that the Mahidol University, where Dr Pornthip acquired her medical degree, was not among the 250 universities recognised by the same Act.

“It is clear under the law that Dr Pornthip cannot conduct the post-mortem,” said Abdul Razak.


Abdul Razak, who however did not object to the second post-mortem, said the MACC would be sending its own pathologist to attend and audit the findings.

Meanwhile, counsel holding a watching brief for Teoh’s family Gobind Singh Deo said the application to exhume Teoh’s remains did not name Dr Pornthip because of the legal issues involved.

“But she should be given the liberty to be there,” said Gobind, adding that Dr Pornthip should attend the post-mortem since it was she who testified that Teoh’s death was probably 80% due to homicide.

Azmil Muntapha then gave his nod for Dr Pornthip to be present at the post-mortem and ordered University Malaya Medical Centre’s Dr Prashant Samberkar and Klang Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital forensic pathologist Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim to also be present at the post-mortem.

Both pathologists had performed the first post-mortem on Teoh’s remains.

Lawyer appointed to represent the government Tan Hock Chuan also said he had no objections to a second post-mortem.

“The family is entitled to find out what may have happened,” said Tan.

It is believed that the post-mortem will be conducted on Nov 14 as Dr Pornthip is said to be attending a conference in Malaysia at that time.

Teoh, who was the political aide to Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, was summoned for questioning by the MACC at its Selangor office on the 14thfloor of Plaza Masalam here on July 15 over the alleged irregular disbursement of state funds.

He was found dead on the building’s 5th floor service corridor the following day.

Dr Pornthip, who testified at the inquest last month, had said there were finger-like marks on Teoh’s neck which may indicate manual strangulation.

She had also added the injuries to his anal region appeared as if something had been shoved up into his anus.

Teoh’s younger sister Lee Lan, who was in court with Meng Kee on Wednesday, said the family will wait for Azmil Muntapha to fix the post-mortem date before making arrangements for pre-exhumation prayers.


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无法操刀解剖原因‧普緹资格不受承认

(雪兰莪‧沙亚南)泰国著名法医普緹的资格由於不符合大马的1971年医药法令所列出的条文,因此无法亲手操刀进行第二次的解剖工作。

雪州反贪污委员会代表律师拿督阿都拉萨虽然不反对开棺验尸,惟他在庭上挑起普緹的资格问题,直指她不能操刀进行解剖工作。

他表示,根据医药法令,普緹无法在大马进行解剖,因为她的资格不受大马法律的承认。

“根据上述法令,大马承认超过250所大学的医学资格,但普緹所唸的泰国玛希隆(Mahildo)大学,却不在名单之內。”

普緹未曾在大马供证

他说,虽然普緹拥有丰富的供证经验,但都是在泰国;她在这之前也不曾在大马供证。

他表示,刑事程序法典有关开棺验尸的355条文,不適合用在普緹的身上。

他指出,既然赵家代表律师同意各造能派出各自的法医在第二次的解剖工作中协助,反贪委会也会考虑这么做。

赵家代表律师哥宾星指出,根据现有的医药法令,要由普緹亲手操刀的確面对一些法律问题。

他解释,法令的34条文阐明,卫生总监有权力委任在14条文下註册的大马法医进行解剖。

他说,如果14条文不適用,则能够使用12条文(拥有法令所列明的250所大学的医学资格)或13条文(拥有特定经验,包括受僱於本地医院)。

他指出,显然的,普緹的资格都不符合这些条文。


他说,目前最重要的是第二次解剖工作在进行时,普緹能够在场,以便让她有机会提出疑点。

他认为,普緹应被给予机会从旁协助及准备验尸报告,过后再次出庭公佈报告。

第二次解剖地点
或在沙登医院


哥宾星说,由於与赵明福位在士毛月富贵山庄的墓地靠近,他们目前属意进行第二次解剖工作的地点为沙登医院。

他表示,这方面的详情还需待下週一復庭时再做商討。

“虽然我们只能委任政府法医进行第二次的解剖工作,但家人还是有优先权选择属意的政府法医,如果家人找不到適合的人选,那么政府將给予协助。”

他指出,申请开棺验尸必须符合程序,他们必须提出正式的申请,验尸庭在批准开棺验尸后,他们接下来要做的是与各造律师商討由谁操刀、地点及时间等详情。

普緹无法操刀
法律限制赵家失望


虽然验尸庭批准第二次的解剖工作在进行时,普緹能够从旁协助,但赵家仍是对普緹无法亲手操刀感到失望。

赵明福的妹妹赵丽兰受记者询问时指出,家人都希望普緹能够亲手操刀,但碍於法律限制,普緹无法这么做。

“我们对此感到失望,但我们还是希望在普緹的监督下,能够找出真相。”

询及在考虑到风俗的问题时,赵家是否有属意的开棺日期,赵明福的哥哥赵明基说,他们的確有属意的开棺日期。他们將会向代表律师提出建议。

另一方面,出庭瞭解案件进展的行动党怡保东区国会议员林吉祥指出,开棺验尸是国人引颈长盼的决定,以找出赵明福神秘死亡的真正原因。

他也说,普緹在提供协助后,他相信真相將水落石出。

陈福泉:总检察署底线
赵家不能指定普緹操刀

代表总检察署的律师陈福泉指出,虽然赵明福家属有权厘清赵明福在今年7月16日坠楼的真正原因,但总检察署的底线是,赵家不能指定要泰国法医普緹亲自为赵明福操刀解剖。

他说,总检察署不反对赵家所提出的开棺验尸申请,因为成立验尸庭的主要目的,是要鉴定赵明福的真正死因。

他重申,总检察署的立场向来很鲜明,若普緹没有亲自为赵明福进行解剖,她就无法针对赵明福的死作出关键性的结论。

“我认同家属决定让谁操刀的选择最为重要,所以我们不反对开棺验尸的申请。”

他强调,若赵家基於法律问题选择让其他法医操刀,並邀请普緹从旁协助,总检察署不会提出反对,同时,也不会反对反贪委会委派自己的法医参与验尸工作。

他认同曾为赵明福进行解剖的两名大马法医凯鲁和巴拉斯汉,也必须出席第二次验尸工作。

雪政府律师:3大理由要求验尸

雪州政府代表律师马力英迪亚认为,为了厘清普緹和两名大马政府医院法医在解剖报告中所出现的矛盾,验尸庭应批准让赵家开棺验尸。

他週三(11月4日)在庭上基於3大理由要求验尸庭批准申请,即:
1)案件涉及公眾利益和一条人命,不过,普緹与大马法医的报告却互相抵触;
2)普緹在供证期间曾指出,即使赵明福在安葬6个月后,她也可以为他进行第二次解剖;
3)赵明福家属同意开棺,让赵明福进行第二次解剖。

他强调,赵家愿意开棺验尸是雪州政府支持这项申请的最大原因和动力。

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