Irate Malaysians Grill Cops Over Death By Self Strangulation No Foul Play Of Treasury Official

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AS a retired editor rues present generation journalists lack probing prowess – notably the vital digging skill – hence letting cops get away with flimsy statements, netizens found themselves suddenly wearing the hat of a forensic pathologist in the death of a Treasury official who was found with his neck and legs bound with cable ties.
Pending a post-mortem, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa has ruled out foul play in the “sudden death” of the 45-year-old tribunal officer assigned to the Customs Department in Putrajaya who was found unconscious at 10.56am yesterday (March 5).
Interestingly, a check on the comments section of a Buletin TV3 post on X which revealed “the discovery of a man’s body lying with his neck and legs entangled at the Treasury Office of the Finance Ministry” found 1,001 questions raised by ‘netizens-turned-coroners’.

In the post that have elicited 786K views at the time of writing, Rose Nor (Rose Abraham) (@MdmRoseNor) ticked off the police with “DO NOT INSULT OUR INTELLIGENCE “ while another commenter sought the opinion of forensic experts to expound on the “sudden death” classification (if it is inconclusive).

Insinuating a cover-up, one netizen sarcastically hit out at the suggestion that “the cable tie that entangled the victim itself has moved on its own”.
“Who are you trying to fool? Eh … am I the one who has no brains or …” she berated.

With speculation being rife on the identity of the deceased, a commenter shared an “insider’s information” that the deceased is a “Deputy Public Prosecutor. Pegawai Undang2 Gred L54. A Chinese guy”.

Demanding transparency and having conveyed his condolences to the deceased’s family, another expressed hope that “CCTV cameras in the area be as bright as the sun and capable of capturing the culprits”.

One commenter even recalled that this is not “the first time” that a customs tribunal officer has died during his call for duty.

In all fairness, however, another appealed to the public to accord the police space and time to investigate the incident in greater depth.
In other words, the “sudden death” classification is somehow a preliminary assessment on the cause of death prior to a post-mortem unless the autopsy report still states the case as “sudden death”.

Last but certainly the least, one commenter wondered if the case is somehow connected to the widely-publicised RM177mil ‘heist’ linked to ninth premier Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

- Focus Malaysia

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