
“My client is satisified with the content in paragraph 5 and 6 in the affidavit affirmed by deputy public prosecutor Hamdan Hamzah and we confirmed this by our affidavit filed on April 12,” Visvanathan told Bernama. Visvanathan said the affidavit also stated that the forensic pathologist had testified in the inquest proceeding that the injuries sustained by Muhammad Adib, which led to his death, was not injuries due to beating.

He said the affidavit affirmed by deputy public prosecutor Hamdan Hamzah stated that Adib’s death was not due to beatings by any person. Lawyer M.Visvanathan, representing the task force, said he informed the court that his client was withdrawing their applications based on the affidavit filed by the AGC on April 3 this year. Meanwhile, the Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) withdrew its application to strike out the temple task force’s appeal. The temple task force also withdrew its bid for a stay of the inquest pending disposal of its appeal. 'We are appreciative of the Attorney-General’s leadership and the give and take approach exercised in achieving a resolution to this matter.PUTRAJAYA: Save Seafield Mariamman Temple Task Force yesterday withdrew its appeal at the Court of Appeal against the Coroner’s Court’s dismissal of its application to hold a watching brief at the inquest of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim who died from injuries sustained during a riot at the temple in November last year. We understand that there are various steps to the resolution proposed by the Attorney-General and we are committed to working closely with the AG’s Chambers," it said in a statement. "We are grateful for the government’s stewardship in bringing relevant parties together to resolve the land issue as quickly and amicably as possible.
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"We actively expressed our full commitment and cooperation to provide the necessary resources in order to reach a resolution that is deemed appropriate by the government. "Following the incident on November 26, we swiftly reached out to the Government, both at Federal and the Selangor State levels, to propose and discuss possible solutions to the matter. In response, One City Development said it supported the "comprehensive settlement put forth" by the AG "towards a peaceful and lasting resolution on the recent temple issue". To ensure impartiality and neutrality among all the parties involved in the dispute, the AG should be represented in all the applications before the High Court, he added. "At the appropriate time, the High Court will be invited to transfer the ownership of the land on which the temple is situated to the trustees," he said. The A-G will then apply to the High Court for orders to constitute the trust and appointment of trustees to manage the land and temple. Yesterday, the A-G announced that the one-acre parcel in USJ 25, Seafield which the temple now occupies will be placed in a trust that will be administered by the High Court.

In a report by The Malaysian Insight, he said the state welcomed the A-G’s solution as it was based on the rule of law, and the temple should return the compensation to the developer One City Development Sdn Bhd as part of the solution.

PETALING JAYA (De 15): The Sri Maha Mariamman temple management should return the one-acre parcel of land and RM1.5 million it was given as compensation to relocate following the resolution to the issue announced by Attorney-General Tommy Thomas yesterday, said Selangor Menteri Besar Ammirudin Shari.
