Suspect did not use foul language against Kevin during former's proceedings
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court heard today that an accused in the murder trial of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais did not use any foul language and threaten Morais during proceedings in a bribery case.
DPP Savinder Singh, under cross-examination, said that Morais, however, did inform him that Col Dr R. Kunaseegaran had used foul language on an Inspector Sumathi who was the investigating officer in the bribery case.
Kunaseegaran, 53, is accused of abetting six men in the killing of Morais between 7am and 8pm on Sept 4, 2015, between Jalan Dutamas Raya Sentul and No.1 Jalan USJ1/6D, Subang Jaya.
The six charged with the murder are Gunasekaran, 48, R. Dinishwaran, 24, A. K. Thinesh Kumar, 23, M. Vishwanath, 26, Nimalan, 23, and Ravi Chandaran, 45.
At today's hearing, Savinder was being cross-examined by Datuk N. Sivananthan, representing Kunaseegaran, over the evidence he gave earlier regarding the bribery case.
Savinder had earlier testified that indignation showed on the face of Kunaseegaran when Morais added two additional charges against him at the Sessions Court in Shah Alam, Selangor. Kunaseegaran was charged with two counts of bribery involving RM700,000, on Sept 9, 2013.
During re-examination by DPP Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, Savinder said that while it was normal for those accused to express indignation or displeasure during court proceedings, Kunaseegaran's reaction did "strike me" during the bribery case hearing.
"I had seen the accused bearing a disgusted expression inside and outside the court premises. I had also witnessed him bearing a normal facial expression at the court cafeteria," he added.
Savinder also clarified that although Morais told him that Kunaseegaran had used foul language on Sumathi during the proceedings, he (Morais) did not tell him (Savinder) the exact words used.
The next witness, forensic investigator Sgt Muhammed Dahlan Rase told the court that he obtained the blood swab on Morais' DNA from a workshop in Taman Desa, Petaling Jaya, at 9.40pm on Sept 29, 2015.
"When I arrived at the scene, I conducted swabbing on the wall and the toilet door of the premises," he said.
Asked by Wan Shaharuddin as to what prompted him to take the swab at the toilet door, he said that given his nine years' of experience, he felt that he needed to do so.
The trial before Justice Datuk Azman Abdullah continues today.