Police Can Use Private Vehicles To Enforce Law Court Hears

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The Ipoh High Court was told today that the police can use private vehicles while enforcing the law against offenders who commit traffic or criminal offences.
S Dasarathan, 46, the 33rd prosecution witness in the trial of Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak, who is accused of murdering Muhammad Zaharif Affendi, said so in reply to a question during his cross-examination by defence lawyer Mior Faridalathrash Wahid in front of judge Bhupindar Singh Gucharan Singh Preet.
Nazri, 45, is on trial for murdering Zaharif, 17, along Jalan Taman Jati 1 near SMK Jati between 11.45 am to 12.32pm on Dec 15, 2023.
Dasarathan agreed that no orders, provision or set punishment by the inspector-general of police prevented police personnel from using their own vehicle while enforcing the law.
Mior: Do you agree if I said that the duties and responsibilities of a police personnel as a law enforcer are complete when he completes the task by acting until action is taken against the traffic or criminal offender under the provision of the law?
Witness: Agreed.
Mior: Do you agree with me that there are provisions in the law that state and I refer to Section 225A of the Penal Code, that a civil servant who abstains from apprehending or letting someone off from the law has committed an offence if he fails to act in accordance to the law?
Witness: Agreed.
Dasarthan also said that the Environment Department’s test results showed that the sound emitted by the exhaust of the Yamaha 135 LC driven by Zaharif during the day of the murder, was loud and exceeded 100 decibels, which was above the permitted level.
Mior is part of the defence team representing Nazri. The other counsels are M Athimulan and Aiman Hakim Kamaruzzaman.
Deputy public prosecutors Afzainizam Abdul Aziz and Nasrul Hadi prosecuted.
- Bernama

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