3 instructors to face joint charge over UTM cadet’s death

2026-02-27 - 01:33

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail said the three instructors will be charged under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code, read with Section 34 of the same code. PETALING JAYA: The Attorney-General’s Chambers has decided to charge three Reserve Officer Training Unit (Palapes) instructors with causing the death of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin, says Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail. In a statement, Khalid said the instructors, who are officers of the Malaysian Armed Forces, would be jointly charged under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code, read with Section 34 of the same code. The officers will be charged at the Kota Tinggi sessions court in Johor this morning, he said. Syamsul, 22, the eldest of three siblings, died on July 28 last year under unclear circumstances while undergoing training at the Army Combat Training Centre in Ulu Tiram, Johor. He began training on July 26 and had been expected to finish on Aug 3. He was reported to have suffered a seizure before his death. However, Syamsul’s mother alleged that her son’s body bore bruises and injuries consistent with physical assault rather than a seizure. MORE TO COME