NGOs to hold rally against state violence

KUALA LUMPUR: A movement fighting against what it calls “state violence” is planning to hold a mass rally early next month as part of its campaign for accountability on unexplained deaths linked to the authorities. The group, endorsed by 34 rights groups, held a public forum last night, officiating what they said would be an…

Cop accused of Kugan’s death claims he’s a scapegoat

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6, 2012): In a dramatic turn of events, former Constable V Navindran, sentenced to three years jail for causing hurt to S Kugan who died in police custody, testified in a High Court today that he was an unwilling “scapegoat”. Navindran, 32, said that before he was charged, the former district police…