
The human rights commission previously said in its report on deaths in detentions released in April 2016 that two-thirds of detainees with health problems interviewed were denied medical attention, as the police did not believe that they were genuinely ill. — AFP pic
KUANTAN, Jan 18 — A detainee at the lock-up of the Bera district police headquarters (IPD) was found unconscious before being pronounced dead early this morning.
Bera district police chief DSP Mansor Samsudin said the guard at the police headquarters men’s lock-up found the victim, Soh Kai Chiok, 49, unconsciousness and was pronounced dead at 12.15am.
However, Mansor said initial investigations showed the man’s death was not linked to any criminal elements based on the closed-circuit television (CCTV) recording.
“There were no fights in the lock-up because when the victim was in the lock-up the place was under 24-hour CCTV surveillance,” he told Bernama tonight.
In this regard, he urged the public not to speculate on the case because it could interfere with ongoing investigations. Read more