
A police report has been filed after information on a child witness in the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death was leaked online.
Lawyer Ram Singh, representing the child known as “Student A”, said the report was filed at the Luyang police station at about 4pm yesterday, Harian Metro reported.
Ram said they wanted the police to probe the leak of the minor’s private information to identify those responsible and take appropriate action.
“This is to protect the witness and preserve the integrity of the inquest,” he said.
Yesterday’s inquest was adjourned to Monday after the Kota Kinabalu coroner’s court was informed that the statement of the first child witness had been leaked online.
The next proceedings would be held via camera.
Ram said the leaked information included the child’s witness statement, and had been spread on various social media…