KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer of the Year 5 pupil, who suffered a heatstroke after being forced by a teacher to stand in the sun, had requested a replacement of the investigating officer for the case.
It is alleged that the officer had failed to conduct a thorough investigation.
The request has been made through a memorandum, and was submitted to the Bukit Aman today.
Lawyer Dayalan Sreebalan, along with the boy's father, B. Suresh, sent the memorandum to request a replacement of the investigating officer, alleging that the officer had failed to conduct a thorough investigation.
"We have sent a memorandum to ensure the investigation runs smoothly, transparently and accurately," he said.
According to the memorandum, the police report was filed on April 30, but no action has been taken by the investigating officer against the suspect so far.
Meanwhile, another lawyer representing the boy's family, Dinesh Muthal, claimed the victim's classmate was questioned about his decision to take part in the case investigation.
He said this should not have happened as witnesses must be protected and not threatened.
"There are elements of witness tampering, and we need to understand one thing: the teacher who committed the crime is still teaching, and the witness is still in the same school. This is not normal, and he threatened the witness.
Dinesh also added that the Year 5 pupil has been a bullying target at school and has faced several instances of bullying before.
He said the victim had previously been subjected to hot water being thrown on him, and the school administration did not provide any first aid except for sending him to the guardhouse to wait for his parents to take him home.