Temple task force, devotees fail to be interested parties in Adib's inquest

SHAH ALAM (Jan 31): Fifty devotees of the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple and the temple’s task force today failed in their bid to be an interested party and participate in the inquest to determine the cause of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim’s death.

Coroner Rofiah Mohamad, in dismissing their applications said there were no real, substantive and reasonable grounds to make then interested parties.

*Inquest proceeding on Adib's death to begin on Feb 11

*"I miss him terribly" - Muhammad Adib's mother

*Wait for Adib's post mortem report to determine the cause - Dr Lee

"The court shall not exit the boundaries and perimeters of this inquest proceedings under Section 337 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which is to determine when Muhammad Adib died, where he died, how he died and in what manner he died.

"Based on these, the identity and role of the two parties (devotees and task force) steered away from the terms of reference of this inquest proceeding.

“Both parties have no  real, substantive and reasonable grounds for the court to allow them to participate in the inquest proceeding,” she added.