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Army doctor offered me RM1.5 million to say I killed Kevin Morais, accused tells court

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One of the accused in the murder trial of the deputy public prosecutor says the offer was made on Christmas Day last year.

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The men accused of murdering Kevin Morais being brought to the site where his body was found. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR:
One of the accused in the murder trial of the late Kevin Morais says he was offered money to admit to killing him three years ago.

“I was offered RM1.5 million if I admitted to killing Kevin Morais,” S Ravi Chandaran, 47, the seventh accused in the murder of the deputy public prosecutor, told the High Court here today.

He said the money was offered to him on Dec 25, 2017 by army pathologist Colonel Dr R Kunaseegaran, who is the first accused in the murder case.

“He (Kunaseegaran) said he would give me RM1.5 million. He would also bear the living cost of my family,” he said during examination-in-chief by lawyer V Rajehgopal on the 21st day of the defence hearing today.

Ravi Chandaran, who is the sixth defence witness, said Kunaseegaran also told him he would appoint another lawyer to represent him (Ravi Chandaran) at the Court of Appeal.

Earlier, Ravi Chandaran said he did ask Kunaseegaran why he wanted him to admit to the murder charge, although he was not involved.

“Kunaseegaran said there was no other way and said that because I was not involved, hence the need for me to plead guilty,” he added.

R Dinishwaran, A K Thinesh Kumar, M Vishwanath, Nimalan, Ravi, and Kunaseegaran are charged with the murder of Morais during the victim’s journey from Jalan Dutamas 1, Sentul to No 1 Jalan USJ 1/6D, Subang Jaya, between 7am and 8pm on Sept 4, 2015.

They are charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same code, which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Dinishwaran, Thinesh Kumar, Vishwanath, Nimalan, and Ravi Chandaran are represented by Rajehgopal, while Kunaseegaran is represented by lawyer N Sivananthan.

The prosecution is led by deputy public prosecutor Saiful Edris Zainuddin. Hearing before judge Azman Abdullah continues on Thursday.

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