KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 18 -- Attorney General (AG) Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar has reportedly said that prosecutors will continue with its initial charges against the five minors accused of bullying the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, despite a demand by the family's lawyer for harsher provisions.

"We will proceed," he replied shortly to a query by New Straits Times.

Yesterday, lawyer Hamid Ismail suggested that the prosecution charging those in her bullying case will link the suspects to the 13-year-old's death.

Hamid said this is so that heavier punishment can be imposed upon conviction, insisting that the stronger legal provision be used against the suspects.

Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar yesterday confirmed that five undera...