KOTA KINABALU, Aug. 21 -- One of the lawyers representing the mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, has dismissed an old photo of him with with Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

In a brief statement, Shahlan Jufri said the photograph was taken in June this yearand has no connection whatsoever with the death and Zara Qairina, and the latter's mother Noraidah Lamat.

"The attempt by certain parties to link it is a malicious slander aimed at misleading the public.

"I stress that my commitment lies solely with seeking justice for Zara," he said in a Facebook post last night, which has seen been made private.

Shahlan stressed that as a lawyer, he acts witho...