AGC files appeal, weighs bid to reinstate murder charge against senior Perak cop in student hit-and-run case

The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) is deliberating on whether to request the reinstatement of a murder charge against a senior police officer in the case of the 17-year-old student's death in a hit-and-run incident. The AGC filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal after the Ipoh High Court convicted DSP Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak, 47, on a lesser charge of causing death.

The charge was amended from murder to causing death, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail, a fine, or both. The AGC is currently examining all aspects of the case, including whether to seek the original murder charge or take alternative action. Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar stated that they wanted to review every element of the case, including whether to submit arguments for reinstating the murder charge or any other suitable response to the court's decision.

The Ipoh High Court sentenced DSP Mohd Nazri to seven years and six months in prison on October 28, 2023, following his guilty plea to the amended charge.