Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Kugan Ananthan - Starved, Burned, and Beaten to death.

Kugan Ananthan, the Malaysian police detainee, was a victim of torture. He died in custody on 20th January 2009.

Kugan, 22, who was detained on Jan 15 at the Taipan police station in Subang Jaya on suspicion of being involved in the theft of luxury cars in Sungai Chua, Kajang, died while being questioned on Jan 20. - Malaysiakini, 27/1/2009 Police warn against Kugan funeral procession
An independent post-mortem report has revealed that deceased 22-year-old police detainee Kugan Ananthan had endured severe beatings and was also starved during his incarceration. He was also burned. See Kugan Ananthan: Starved, Beaten, Burnt..to Death in Police Custody?

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