The fate of 18 Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) students on charges of murdering, injuring and abetting the murder of marine cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain four years ago will be known on Nov 2.

High Court Judge Azman Abdullah fixed the date after hearing the submission by both parties at the end of the defence case.

“The court set at 10am on Nov 2 for a decision,” he said.

Deputy public prosecutor Kalmizah Salleh argued...