Baharudin was breathing with difficulty, inquest told
BernamaPublished: Jun 5, 2012 10:15 AM | Updated: Jun 5, 2012 10:17 AM
The Coroner’s Court was informed today that the late Baharudin Ahmad appeared weak and was breathing with difficulty when entering Avenue K.
The Coroner’s Court was informed today that the late Baharudin Ahmad appeared weak and was breathing with difficulty when entering Avenue K.
Counselor A Rajaretinam, 50, told the court that Baharudin could not stand up by himself and had to be assisted by a group of youngsters and he looked like he was in severe pain.
“At the time, my friends and I approached the building guards to open the metal grill of the entrance but they refused. So we pulled it up a bit and managed to push Baharudin inside and provide him with further assistance,” he said in response to lawyer Ahmad Jufliz Faiza at the inquest into the late taxi driver’s death during the illegal rally on July 9 last year.
The 29th witness to the inquest further explained that after Baharudin, several others and he managed to enter Avenue K, he saw a woman calling for an ambulance.
He added that there was also a policeman inside who refused his request to help Baharudin.
Rajaretinam then remarked that he only knew the policeman was from the auxiliary unit two weeks after the incident.
Earlier during the session, Rajaretinam said he joined the rally at 11am at Kota Raya and marched with other Bersih 2.0 participants towards Stadium Merdeka, but the roads en route were blocked.
“I was in a group that could not access the stadium as the roads leading to it were closed and fenced. Then we found out a few leaders had diverted to another road and we followed them and arrived at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC).”
“At KLCC we sat and listened to speeches from several leaders, among them the PAS Youth chief but I forgot his name. Then at 3.45pm we heard that the police and Federal Reserve Unit were approaching from the direction of Bank Simpanan Nasional. The situation became chaotic, my friends and I panicked and ran for safety,” he said.
Rajaretinam said he and his friends ran towards Avenue K to avoid tear gas and the authorities.
The inquest before Coroner Zulkpli Abdullah resumes tomorrow.
- Bernama
Counselor A Rajaretinam, 50, told the court that Baharudin could not stand up by himself and had to be assisted by a group of youngsters and he looked like he was in severe pain.
“At the time, my friends and I approached the building guards to open the metal grill of the entrance but they refused. So we pulled it up a bit and managed to push Baharudin inside and provide him with further assistance,” he said in response to lawyer Ahmad Jufliz Faiza at the inquest into the late taxi driver’s death during the illegal rally on July 9 last year.
The 29th witness to the inquest further explained that after Baharudin, several others and he managed to enter Avenue K, he saw a woman calling for an ambulance.
He added that there was also a policeman inside who refused his request to help Baharudin.
Rajaretinam then remarked that he only knew the policeman was from the auxiliary unit two weeks after the incident.
Earlier during the session, Rajaretinam said he joined the rally at 11am at Kota Raya and marched with other Bersih 2.0 participants towards Stadium Merdeka, but the roads en route were blocked.
“I was in a group that could not access the stadium as the roads leading to it were closed and fenced. Then we found out a few leaders had diverted to another road and we followed them and arrived at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC).”
“At KLCC we sat and listened to speeches from several leaders, among them the PAS Youth chief but I forgot his name. Then at 3.45pm we heard that the police and Federal Reserve Unit were approaching from the direction of Bank Simpanan Nasional. The situation became chaotic, my friends and I panicked and ran for safety,” he said.
Rajaretinam said he and his friends ran towards Avenue K to avoid tear gas and the authorities.
The inquest before Coroner Zulkpli Abdullah resumes tomorrow.
- Bernama
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