The Malaysian law today places a duty for the Coroner to also move fast - to view the body, related sites, maybe even witnesses with a view at getting to the truth --- was the death caused by the action/omission of another, which makes it then not a 'sudden death' or a death by natural causes. Remember, the law now is that inquest on death and custody case MUST be completed in 6 months... see Contempt Proceedings Against Home Minister and Others for failure to complete inquest in death in custody cases as directed by the Judiciary?
In January 2022, the reported deaths in police custody are as follows:-
a) 13/1/2022 - a 63 year old man, who would probably be alive, died in a police lock-up at the Taiping district police headquarters (IPD), Perak.
b) 16/1/2022 - 37-year-old man died at the Pengkalan Chepa police station at 4.35pm.
c) 28/1/2022 - 38-year-old detainee died at the Marang police station lock-up in Terengganu on Friday (Jan 28), and
d) 29/1/2022 - 38-year-old man died while in police custody in Kuala Kangsar, Perak
5th Death in Police Custody of 2022 - Myanmar national, Kajang district police headquarters - died on Wednesday. A local apparently caught and brought the foreigner to the police - the likelihood of it being 'sudden death' is little - was there force exerted or other things done before the foreigner was delivered to the police?
6th Death in Police Custody of 2022 - 38-year-old detainee was brought to the Indera Mahkota centralised lock-up last Tuesday to attend a hearing under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 today(3/2/2022) - died on 2/2/2022.[There is a similarity to the first case, where this person ought not even been in a police lock-up, which are for suspects investigated - not for persons already accused(charged) in court- this need to be looked into...]
See earlier relevant posts:-
Contempt Proceedings Against Home Minister and Others for failure to complete inquest in death in custody cases as directed by the Judiciary?
If proper procedure followed, 63 year old accused will be alive today, and not died in a police lock-up
Other relevant posts:-
2022 2nd Death in Police Custody(16th Jan) - Pengkalan Chepa. Coroner - Tell us how he died?
3rd Death in Police Custody in 2022 - at this rate, for 2022 we will get 36? All police lockups have CCTV by end 2021
4th death in police custody in 2022...Where is the Coroner - has he seen the body, started investigations,...??
Bukit Aman investigating death of foreign detainee at Kajang Hospital
- Nation
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Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman's Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) is investigating a sudden death report involving a foreign detainee at Kajang Hospital on Wednesday (Feb 2).
JIPS director Datuk Azri Ahmad said the Myanmar national was sent to the hospital on Monday (Jan 31) at about 8.10am after complaining that he was not feeling well, after which he was admitted for further treatment.
"The hospital informed police that the detainee died on Wednesday and the cause of death was still undetermined,” he said in a statement.
He said on Jan 30, at about 5.30 pm, a local man had surrendered the foreigner to the Kajang district police headquarters on suspicion of motorcycle theft.
Azri said the suspect was being investigated under Section
379A of the Penal Code as well as Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act
1959/63. - Bernama - Star, 2/2/2022
Detainee dies in Pahang
PETALING JAYA: A detainee at the Penor Prison in Kuantan died yesterday after complaining of chest pain.
In a statement, Bukit Aman’s Integrity and Standards Compliance Department director Azri Ahmad said the 38-year-old detainee was brought to the Indera Mahkota centralised lock-up last Tuesday to attend a hearing under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 today.
The detainee complained of chest pain on Friday and was taken to Hospital Kuantan for treatment.
Yesterday, the hospital told police that the detainee had died due to tuberculosis.
“The Integrity and Standards Compliance Department’s custodial death investigation unit will investigate the case,” said Azri.
This is the sixth death of a detainee that Azri’s department has reported this year. - FMT, 3/2/2022
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