Kevin Morais trial: the witness refuses to testify because of "lack of sleep"



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S Ravi Chandaran, who is the last defense witness, says his mind is unstable

Kevin Morais' trial is interrupted when the witness refuses to testify and that no guardian is available to answer the judge's questions about the conditions of detention. 19659003] KUALA LUMPUR: The trial of Deputy Attorney General Anthony Kevin Morais was postponed today when the seventh accused in the case refused to testify.

S Ravi Chandaran, 47, who is the sixth and last defense witness, was to continue with his testimony today, but refused to do so after being sworn in.

"I can not testify because my mind is not stable because of lack of sleep and I also did not receive food last night." Yesterday, I was isolated in a closed cell with five foreign nationals.

"I could not sleep all night because they were talking and did not sleep," he said in Tamil, translated by an interpreter [19659004] Judge Azman Abdullah, who presided over the case, then called a representative of Sungai Buloh Prison to confirm the case, but no prison guard was present. [19659003] "I can not say anything because this case comes under the Department of Prisons

" Perhaps he was placed separately because of his statement yesterday that his life was in danger.

"I ask to the lawyer V Rajehgopal (who represented Ravi) to continue the examination-in-chief, "However, the procedure, which is e Entered in his 16th day today, could not continue as Ravi refused to answer the lawyer's questions and kept saying his mind was unstable.

Yesterday, Ravi shocked the High Court when he said that he could testify for the last time because he could be dead after that.

R Dinishwaran, AK Thinesh Kumar, Vishwanath M, S Nimalan, Ravi and a military doctor, Colonel Dr. R Kunaseegaran, 55, pleaded not guilty to Mr. Morais, 55, between 7 am and 8 pm on September 4, 2015, while the Deputy Prosecutor was en route from Jalan Dutamas 1, Sentul to No. 1, Jalan USJ 1 / 6D, Subang Jaya.

They were charged under Article 302 of the Penal Code and face the mandatory death penalty on conviction.

Dinishwaran, 26, Thinesh Kumar, 25, Vishwanath; 28, Nimalan and Ravi were represented by Rajehgopal, while Kunaseegaran was represented by the lawyer N Sivananthan

The prosecution team was headed by Deputy Prosecutor Saiful Edris Zainuddin.

The hearing continues tomorrow. admit the murder of DPP, says the accused


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