PETALING JAYA, Dec 6 -- The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has rejected the representation submitted by the parents of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, seeking a review of the child neglect charge against them.
Deputy public prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin informed Sessions Court Judge Dr Syahliza Warnoh that the decision has been communicated to the new legal representatives of Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and Ismanira Abdul Manaf.
“Today was set for the decision on the representation. We have reviewed the letter filed by the previous lawyer, and the representation has been rejected,” said Raja Zaizul Faridah during today’s proceedings.
On June 13, Zaim Ikhwan and Ismanira, both 29, pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to the charge of neglecting the six-year-old autistic child in a manner likely to cause physical harm to him in the PJU Damansara Damai area between noon on Dec 5 and 9.55 pm on Dec 6, 2023.
The charge is under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Child Act 2001 and punishable under Section 31 (1) of the same act read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or jail term not exceeding 20 years or both, if convicted.