KL to investigate diplomat's death

KL to investigate diplomat's death

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will investigate the death of the head of Bosnian embassy here after the diplomat's family complained of poor medical treatment at a private hospital, the prime minister said yesterday.

"We will look into the death and see what happened," Mahathir Mohamad was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency. "If the Bukvic family's grievances are true, we regret it," Mahathir said.

The family of the charge d'affaires, Ibrahim Bukvic, 55, who died in hospital on Tuesday, said they were dissatisfied with the treatment.

The diplomat's son, Amer, 22, was quoted saying in the New Straits Times that the family had lodged complaints with the Pantai Medical Center and the foreign ministry.

Bukvic was admitted into the hospital on Jan. 31 and underwent a series of operations including one on his appendix and another on his intestines, according to Amer.