Managing Coroner’s Court In Malaysia: Recent Development Of Inquest Proceedings

This article analyzing the related procedure and management of sudden death investigation by the
coroner in Malaysia. The main purpose of inquest should be to identify the actual cause of death behind
the death as to balance the interest between the rights and the interest of the deceased’s family member.
However, the current legal framework is complex, hence defeat the actual purpose and objective of
such investigation by the coroner. It is also submitted that the current procedure has created nonuniformity in practice by the coroners. This article employs method of legal case analysis and found
several decisions made by the coroners was reviewed by the higher court on the application of the
deceased’s family member. Such cases reviewed created a few questions on the effectiveness of the
current management of coroner’s court. The study shows that an effective coronial investigation will
be able to assuage public grieve and concerns as the ‘right to life’ is guaranteed by the Federal
Constitution