As many as 147 deaths in police custody have been reported since 2000 and NGO activists today demanded guarantees from the home ministry and the police force that such deaths will no longer occur.Lawyers for Liberty representative N Surendren and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) co-founder R Sivarasa also insisted that investigations into the cause of…
PETALING JAYA: PKR vice-president N Surendran has threatened to hold a mass demonstration if the police and the government fail to address the issue of custodial deaths. He accused the government of practising a “culture of neglect and abuse” against detainees. “A total of 147 people had died in custody since 2000, according to statistics…
KUALA LUMPUR: A second post-mortem is set to be conducted on M Krishnan, a 37-year-old wire-man who died in police custody last Friday, police confirmed today. Kuala Lumpur CID chief Senior Assistant Commissionner II Ku Chin Wah told FMT that an application would be made through the court. “We will be applying for a second…
PETALING JAYA, 28 JANUARY, 2011: V Navindran who was accused of causing grievous hurt to A Kugan was found not guilty by the Sessions Court today. Judge Aslam Zainuddin in his decision said the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against the police constable. Navindran, 28, was charged under Section 331…