Nationwide signature campaign to petition against High Court’s acquittal and discharge of suspect. Reeling in from the shock and anger over the prosecution team to provide a prima facie case against a rape and murder suspect, civil societies, state and national leaders all helped collect signatures and make police reports nationwide to urge the Attorney-General’s Chamber file an appeal in 14 days. Today is the eighth day. A free man now, Shahril Jaafar was discharged and acquitted by the Alor Setar High Court last Thursday. Shahril had absconded to Perth in 2006 while out on bail during trial. He was only apprehended by the police when he landed at the Subang Airport in January 2012. RELATED LINK 50,000 Signatures sought for Chee Gaik Yap According to the Section 388 (1) of the Criminal Code of Procedures (CPC), it states that:: When any person accused of any non-bailable offence is arrested or detained without warrant by a police officer or appears or...
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