KOTA KINABALU, Sept 24 — A show-cause notice against Parti Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, who allegedly made a statement regarding the case of the late Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir is ready to be served.
The matter was confirmed by Sabah prosecution director Nahra Dollah, who serves as the conducting officer in the inquest into the teenager’s death, when speaking to the press at the Kota Kinabalu Court Complex today.
However, she said it was uncertain when the notice would be served on the politician.
On Monday (September 22), the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) announced that it is reviewing in detail every part of Shafie’s remarks on the Zara case.
It takes a serious view of the remarks made during the ‘Jelajah Inspirasi DSSA P187 Kinabatangan’ event on Saturday (September 20).
The AGC added that it would not hesitate to take firm action under the law, including initiating contempt of court proceedings once the review is completed.
Earlier, a video of a dinner event went viral, showing Shafie questioning the lengthy duration of the inquest proceedings to determine the cause of Zara's death.
The 13-year-old died on July 17 at Kota Kinabalu’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital I after she was found unconscious in a drain near her school hostel in Papar at 4am on July 16.
On August 8, the AGC ordered her remains to be exhumed for a post-mortem, before announcing an inquest into her death on August 13.
So far, 10 witnesses, including two children, have testified before Coroner Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan.
