Nurin case: Wrongfully arrested man wants justice

He is appealing the overturning of the damages awarded him by a lower court in the hope that justice will be served as it... Businessman Mohamad Zamri Ibrahim, who was among four others wrongfully arrested in relation to the murder of Nurin Jazlin Jazimin in 2007, is demanding justice after the damages awarded to him and his brother-in-law Mohd Suhaimi Yusoff were overturned by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur. In August this year, Mohamad Zamri, 36, and his brother-in-law were awarded damages by KL Sessions Court judge Sabariah Othman for wrongful arrest and the injuries they suffered during their detention. However, High Court judge Has Zehnah Mehat overturned the decision last Tuesday, upon the Attorney-General's appeal, accepting the argument that the failure of Zamri and Suhaimi to identify the individual police officers who assaulted them precluded the government from having to take responsibility. Zambri was awarded RM10,000 for his wrongful arrest, RM1,500 for injuries sustained as well as RM30,000 in exemplary damages, while Suhaimi was awarded RM1,500 for his injuries and RM30,000 in exemplary damages. Zambri, Suhaimi and two others were nabbed by police as suspects in the Nurin Jazlin murder case in 2007, but were released after it was found out that they had been framed. They alleged that police did not follow proper procedures when arresting them. The businessman is appealing the overturning of the award for damages in the appeals court, in the hope that justice will be served.