28 Oct 2022
[ ] GOPAL NAIR A/L KRISHNAN
- Citation
- BA-45-22-05/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- BA-45-22-05/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The court found the prosecution failed to establish the identity of the accused on a prima facie standard because identification evidence was unreliable or procedurally defective (including non-compliance with Turnbull guidelines and ID parade safeguards, twin-identification ambiguity, and labelling/signature errors), medical evidence did not corroborate alleged slashing, and alibi/denial evidence further undermined linkage; accordingly no prima facie case existed and all accused were acquitted and discharged.