Lawyers have said to admit to killing Morais, says the accused | Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 – It was not just prison officers, but also lawyers who had asked an accused in the murder trial of Crown Attorney Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, to plead guilty to the prosecution

"The lawyers came to meet me, asked me to admit (to the murder)," said S. Nimalan, 25, the sixth accused in the case, at the counter interrogation by the lawyer Datuk N. Sivananthan during the trial that began his 14th day in the High Court, here today.

Not to mention the names of the lawyers, Nimalan, who is the fifth defense witness, stated that the incident occurred in 2015. At that time, he had not designated any lawyer to represent him in the case.

on s & he had already pleaded guilty, the Accu He added that he had not done so, including the subsidiary charge that had been presented to him by the charge in 2016.

He added that he did not accept the subsidiary charge since he had consulted a lawyer, which he then named [19659007] Nimalan stated that the decision was made after consulting with his subsequently appointed lawyer.

"Jay (G. Gunasekaran, the former second accused who is now free after serving his sentence) also told me not to confess the offense because I do not know what to do. I did not do anything (fake), "he said.

On March 28, 2016, Nimalan a college student, was seen offering another opportunity to help hide the body and to destroy a vehicle bearing the plates WA 6264 Q registration in order to prevent the other six accused from bringing a lawsuit.

the Penal Code which provides for a penalty d '. maximum imprisonment of seven years and a fine, upon conviction.

Gunasekaran, was also offered the same alternative charge and pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to two years in prison from the date of his arrest on September 15, 2015.

R. Dinishwaran, AK Thinesh Kumar, Mr. Vishwanath, Nimalan, S. Ravi Chandaran, and Colone l R. Kunaseegaran's army, pleaded not guilty to the charge of killing Kevin Morais on the way to Jalan Dutamas 1, Sentul to Jalan USJ 1 / 6D, Subang Jaya, between 7am and 8pm, the September 4, 2015 under Article 302 of the Penal Code and read together with Article 34 of the same Code which provides for the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.

The five accused, Dinishwaran, 26, Thinesh Kumar, 25, Vishwanath; Nimalan and Ravi Chandaran, 47, were represented by lawyer V. Rajehgopal while Dr. Kunaseegaran, 55, was represented by lawyer Datuk N. Sivananthan. The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Prosecutor Saiful Edris Zainuddin

The trial before Judge Datuk Azman Abdullah continues tomorrow. – Bernama