Aminulrasyid’s kin files RM50m suit, heats up battle for Shah Alam

Aminulrasyid's mother, Norsiah Mohamad (left), and sister Nor Azura Amzah look on during a press conference outside the High Court in Shah Alam April 17, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy

SHAH ALAM, April 17 ― The family members of Aminulrasyid Amzah filed a RM50 million “unlawful killing” lawsuit against the police and the government today, in a case that could reignite public anger among voters here over how the schoolboy was shot 21 times by police in 2010.

Flanked by incumbent PAS MP Khalid Samad, the family’s decision to sue will provide Pakatan Rakyat (PR) fodder in the campaign for Shah Alam, now a major focus of Election 2013 after Barisan Nasional (BN) named controversial Islamic firebrand Zulkifli Noordin as its candidate there yesterday.