Kuala lumpur: The High Court ordered the exhumation of the body of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Reserve Officers Training Unit (Palapes) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin, aged 22, from the Kampung Rinching Ulu Muslim cemetery in Semenyih, Hulu Langat.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Judicial Commissioner Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet granted the application filed by the deceased's mother, Ummu Haiman Bee Daulatgun. The decision mandates the Inspector-General of Police or his officers to oversee the exhumation and conduct a second post-mortem on Ummu Haiman Bee's eldest son.

'The first respondent may seek assistance from any relevant parties if deemed necessary,' stated Bhupindar Singh. Senior federal counsel Nurul Huda Mohd Salehuddin represented the IGP, Selangor prosecution director Kalmizah Salleh appeared for the Attorney-General, and Datuk Naran Singh acted on behalf of Ummu Haiman Bee.

Bhupindar Singh instructed that a forensic pathologist from Hospital Kuala Lumpur conduct the second post-mortem within 14 days of the exhumation. The procedure should include the presence of forensic expert Datuk Seri Dr Bhupinder Singh and counsel appointed by the family, Datuk Naran Singh, or a representative from Messrs Naran Singh and Co.

The forensic pathologist must prepare and deliver the post-mortem report within a reasonable period, providing a copy to the applicant's solicitors, Messrs Naran Singh and Co. Outside the courtroom, Naran Singh indicated that preparations for the exhumation were underway, with the date to be set by the IGP.

'The IGP and relevant state religious authorities are involved in setting the exhumation date. Once decided, the post-mortem must occur within 14 days,' he said. Ummu Haiman Bee expressed gratitude for the court's decision, hoping for accurate, transparent, and conclusive post-mortem findings.

On August 19, she sought a second post-mortem and an inquest into her son's death. Syamsul Haris passed away on July 28 at Hospital Kota Tinggi, Johor, during training at the Combat Inoculation Firing Range, Army Combat Training Centre in Ulu Tiram, Johor, and was buried the next day in Selangor.