KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Jelutong Member of Parliament RSN Rayer today criticised the police for opening an investigation against lawyers representing Noorizwan Zulkefly, the 42-year-old who died while in police custody.

Rayer suggested the investigation was a form of intimidation, as he defended their right to share the photos of Noorizwan’s body, which his family’s lawyers alleged showed signs of blunt force trauma, including broken ribs and severe head and spinal injuries.

“There were reports that the lawyers who shared the photos of (Noorizwan’s) post-mortem are being investigated. This is an infringement and a violation of a counsel’s right to handle any case without fear or favour,” he said at a press conference in Parliament building here.