The prosecution in the trial of a policeman charged with causing the death of 15-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah closed its case today.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar told this to Shah Alam Sessions Court judge Latifah Mohd Tahar after the 39th prosecution witness, Corporal Zainon Harun, 48, a detective at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Shah Alam police, testified.

Latifah then set Jan 28 to hear submissions by both parties.

In the dock was Corporal Jenain Subi who is charged with causing Aminulrasyid's death at Jalan Tarian 11/2, Section 11 Shah Alam between 1.10am and 2am last April 26.

Jenain, 48, is charged under Section 304 (a) of the Penal Code which carries a maximum 30 years' jail sentence, and is liable to a fine upon conviction.

Earlier, Zainon told the court that he had used the services of a private tow truck to tow the car driven by Aminulrasyid to the Shah Alam police station.

He said he did not get the police tow truck because it would take some time as certain procedures had to be observed to obtain permission from the top officer to get it.

He said the Proton Iswara car was brought to the Shah Alam police station at 9.30am last April 26.

However, when questioned by lawyer M Athimulan, who represented Jenain, Zainon said he could not remember the name of the tow truck company.

Prior to that, investigating officer ASP Abdul Halim Ismail, who continued his testimony today, told the court it was not against the law for a patrol policeman to shoot at Aminulrasyid's car if it was the only way to stop it.

He said that in this case, Aminulrasyid had committed various offences, including driving recklessly and at high speed, whereby according to the inspector-general of police's standing orders, traffic policemen were allowed to use firearms if their life was threatened.

If a car that was being pursued did not stop, police consider the vehicle as being driven by a criminal, he added.

- Bernama