KUALA LUMPUR: The paternal grandparents of murdered 6-year-old Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, were released on police bail with conditions, said their lawyer Fahmi Abd Moin.
Fahmi said Zahari Mohd Reba, along with his wife Hasni Zakaria, both 56, were released today at 2.30pm.
"At 2.30pm, both clients (Zahari and Hasni) were released on police bail. There are no issues, they were only asked to provide statements to the police to supplement previously provided information.
"We have been informed that the grandparents will be required to report to the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters every month for bail purposes… There were no further remand proceedings conducted by the police.
"I am certain that the grandparents will comply with police directives and will continue to cooperate closely in the hunt for the real perpetrator," he said when met by reporters after his clients' release at the police station here today.
Fahmi said the police investigation is still being conducted under Section 302 of the Penal Code, and the grandparents were released from police custody under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).
Meanwhile, Zahari said he wanted to go home to rest, and see his son and daughter-in-law.
He commended the police for their professional treatment during his detention.
"I was treated well, provided with food and water, and everything was fine. I am grateful. Thank you so much to the police. Also, I did not get enough sleep…
"I want to go back and rest, I want to see my son and daughter-in-law at home," he said.
When asked bout Zayn Rayyan's younger brother, Zahari said the boy is currently under the care of a cousin in Rawang.
"My grandson misses his father and mother; he always opens the curtains to see if they have come home or not. He has lost weight, he doesn't have the appetite to eat," he said.
Earlier, Petaling Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner Shahrulnizam Jaafar said the couple were only detained for 24 hours for questioning.
Zahari and Hasni left the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters at 2.30pm, accompanied by lawyers Fahmi and Ilyani Khuzairy.
Yesterday, the grandparents were detained at their home in Subang Bestari after returning from the Petaling Jaya Court Complex.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the detention was to facilitate investigations into the boy's murder.
Zayn Rayyan's parents were charged at the Sessions Court today with neglect of their six-year-old son, which may have caused him physical injuries last December.
Both Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and Ismanira Abdul Manaf pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before Judge Dr Syahliza Warnoh.
They both requested for a trial, and the next court mention is on July 26.