JOHOR BARU, April 20 — Four senior lawyers, appointed by Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, were allowed by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to keep a watching brief in the trial of Rumah Bonda welfare home founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, who is charged with abusing a child with Down Syndrome.
Datuk Khairul Anwar Rahmat is a seasoned lawyer and activist whose name is synonymous with assisting Malaysians in several cases of public interest. Of note, in 2014, he led a mission to bring back the children of a Malaysian couple who were detained in Sweden in connection with alleged offences under the country’s child protection laws.
Mohd Radzi Yatiman is another experienced Johor-based lawyer known for his criminal field work. He is a member of the National Legal Aid Foundation panel of lawyers.
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