KOTA KINABALU: Zara Qairina Mahathir's family legal team will apply to be included in the inquest proceedings into her death.
They welcomed the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ decision to hold the inquest under Section 339(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code to determine the cause of death and whether any criminal elements were involved.
The lawyers — Shahlan Jufri, Rizwandean M Borhan and Mohd Luqman Syazwan Zabidi — said in a statement on Wednesday that the decision met all the requests made in their 5 August 2025 letter to the Chambers.
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The legal team reaffirmed that justice for Zara remains their primary aim in all actions taken on her behalf.