Senior officer, 3 policemen plead not guilty to murder
ALOR STAR: A senior police officer with the rank of Assistant Superintendent, along with three policemen, pleaded not guilty in the High Court today to the murder of a drug addict in custody.
The accused, ASP Azhar Mohamad Amir, 46, Corporals Shahril Firdaus Solleh and Mohd Shaharri Shah Mat Saad, both 37, and Lance Corporal (Marine Police) Arehan Roslee, 31, pleaded not guilty before Judge Datuk Mohamad Abazafree Mohd Abbas.
They were jointly charged with murdering 32-year-old Mohamad Hafiz Salleh, at the Langkawi District Police Headquarters between 6pm and 8pm on Jan 29, 2024.
The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same Code.
If found guilty, they face the death penalty or, at the court's discretion, imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years and no fewer than 12 strokes of the cane.
Deputy public prosecutor Kamaliza Md Zain appeared for the prosecution.
Azhar, Shahril, and Shaharri were represented by counsel Amrick Singh Sandhu, while Arehan was represented by lawyer Hari Prassaad Rao.
The court fixed Aug 17 for mention.
Last year, Azhar, Shahril and Shaharri were charged at the Langkawi Magistrate's Court.
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