Puzzled by lawyer's withdrawal, Adib's family seeks explanation

The family of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim is puzzled over today's withdrawal of a government-appointed lawyer from an inquest to determine his cause of death.

In saying this, family-appointed lawyer Mohd Kamaruzaman A Wahab questioned the "sudden" turn of events when the hearing is almost coming to its end.

"We (lawyers) have informed the family. We are also puzzled... What will happen? It is sudden news to us," he told Malaysiakini...