KUALA LUMPUR: Submissions at the close of the defence in the murder case of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, whose body was found in a barrel filled with concrete five years ago, will be heard on April 17.
High Court Judge Datuk Azman Abdullah also fixed April 3 for the filing of written submissions by the lawyers representing the six accused in the case, while the prosecution has to reply to these submissions by April 13.
This was disclosed by Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin and lawyer Datuk N. Sivananthan when asked about case developments.
“The court fixed April 17 for oral submissions and also for clarification. Submissions (written) are to be filed before that,” said Sivananthan.
Wan Shaharuddin said the court will set another date to deliver its verdict on whether the six accused are guilty of the charge or whether they will be acquitted.
On Nov 20, 2017, Justice Azman ordered the six men to enter their defence to a charge of murdering Morais after finding that the prosecution had succeeded in establishing a prima facie case.
The accused are pathologist Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, 57; and R. Dinishwaran, 28; A. K. Thinesh Kumar, 27; M. Vishwanath, 30; S. Nimalan, 27, all unemployed, as well as money lender S. Ravi Chandaran, 49.
Kunaseegaran, Dinishwaran, Thinesh Kumar, Vishwanath, Nimalan and Ravi Chandaran had pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Morais, 55, between Jalan Dutamas Raya Sentul and No. 1, Jalan USJ 1/6D, Subang Jaya, on Sept 4, 2015, between 7am and 8pm.
They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same law, and face the mandatory death sentence if convicted.
Kunaseegaran was initially charged with abetting the five men in committing the offence at the same place, date and time, but on May 15, 2017, the charge was amended to having a common intention with the five men in the murder of Morais. - Bernama
