Post-mortem: Police gave letter on Feb 1

B Nantha Kumar | February 8, 2013

Contrary to PKR leader N Surendran’s claim, MIC says the family of C Sugumaran had been given a letter of authorisation to conduct a second post-mortem.

UPDATED

PETALING JAYA: The late C Sugumaran’s mother collected a letter from the Kajang district police headquarters on Feb 1 which authorised the family to conduct a second post-mortem.

A copy of the letter was given to FMT by MIC strategy director S Vell Paari.

This is contrary to PKR vice-president N Surendran’s claim that the authorities were sabotaging the attempt to conduct a second post-mortem to determine the security guard’s cause of death.
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In an immediate reaction, Surendran said the letter issued by the Kajang police was not an authorisation letter for a second post-mortem.

“It is merely a no-objection letter which is completely useless to the family for purposes of second post-mortem,” he told FMT in an SMS reply.

He added that any government hospital would only conduct a post-mortem if there was a written order from police through a Form 61 order.

Post-mortem: Police gave letter on Feb 1

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Malaysia Chronicle

Thursday, 07 February 2013 14:01

BN INSINCERITY & TREACHERY: UH ignores Health Ministry go-ahead, BANS DR PORNTHIP

Written by N Surendran, Latheefa Koya

We refer to the statement by Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, published in the media today, that the Ministry has not approved or disapproved of the 2nd autopsy upon C.Sugumar, and that approval must come from the police.

This is despite a letter issued to the family on 6/2/13 that the Ministry will assist and facilitate the 2nd autopsy by Dr Porntip Rojanasunan. Consistent with Liow’s position, the family has received a letter today, 7/2/13, from University Hospital refusing the request for the 2nd autopsy unless there is written instruction from the police.

This is shocking and disappointing, and blatant sabotage of attempts to get the 2nd autopsy done.

‘Liar Liow’ lives up to his name

Liow, as a representative of the Cabinet and Government, is putting further obstacles to the 2nd autopsy by insisting that the approval must come from the police. Police have already refused to give written instruction to the hospital for the 2nd autopsy despite repeated requests from the family.

Instead, the police have only said that they have no objections to the second autopsy; whereas the government hospitals will not carry out a 2nd autopsy unless there are written instructions from police. A mere letter of no objection by police is inadequate. The refusal letter from UH received today proves this.

It is entirely within the powers of the Health Minister to issue the order to any government hospital to carry out the 2nd autopsy. Why is Minister Liow Tiong Lai still refusing to do so? There is no legal requirement that there must be a police instruction to the hospital before a 2nd autopsy can be done. Why are the hospitals insisting on it?

Have some sympathy for the bereaved

As such, there is now no certainty that Dr Porntip will be allowed to carry out the 2nd autopsy on Sugumar, despite the Health Ministry’s undertaking that they will facilitate the autopsy. This prevents us from making the necessary arrangements for Dr Porntip to come to Malaysia and carry out the 2nd autopsy.

The family has had a difficult and emotionally exhausting battle to get justice since Sugumar’s killing more than two weeks ago. The prolongation of the struggle for the 2nd autopsy is a great torment for the family.

We call upon the police, Health Ministry, Cabinet and Prime Minister to immediately cease this concerted attempt to sabotage the family’s quest for justice. The Prime Minister and government must urgently remove all the unnecessary and unlawful obstacles preventing the 2nd autopsy.

Immediate directions must be given ordering University Hospital or any other government hospital to allow the 2nd autopsy, to be carried out by Dr Porntip.

N SURENDRAN, LATHEEFA KOYA

Lawyers for family of C.Sugumar

BN INSINCERITY & TREACHERY: UH ignores Health Ministry go-ahead, BANS DR PORNTHIP

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