The deceased police detainee's family wants Khalid Abu Bakar to act against the policemen involved in assaulting P Karuna Nithi.
KUALA LUMPUR: P Karuna Nithi’s family submitted a memorandum to Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar urging him to take action against the officers who inflicted a slew of injuries on the deceased.
The 42-year-old lab technician died at the Tampin police station on June I after the Seremban Magistrate’s Court imposed a jail term on him for domestic violence.
Karuna died before his family could post the RM4,000 bail. The post mortem report stated that he died of liver complication but also found a total of 49 injuries on his body.
Speaking to reporters outside the Bukit Aman police headquarters this morning, Karuna’s elder brother P Elam Sezhian, 45, said his brother had no prior criminal records and should not have been treated like a criminal when in custody.
“It is a huge loss for me. My brother was not a criminal, nobody knows him better than I do.
“He admitted his mistake and was sentenced to jail, he got what he deserved. Why did the police have to beat him up in the lockup when he was supposed to be sent to jail instead?”
“We were there in court when his case was heard. He looked fine and we couldn’t see any injuries on him. But after the autopsy report, 49 injuries were found,” he added.
Elam urged Khalid to investigate Karuna’s case immediately and take action on the officers involved.
“The IGP must help us, we still have faith in the system. Now he has to prove that he is doing his part.
“Let us see the CCTV recordings in Karuna’s lockup, the police can’t hide this from the people. There is no reason to set up CCTVs in the first place then,” he added.
Police chief jumped the gun
PKR Public Complaints Bureau director S Manickavasagam, who accompanied the family, said Negeri Sembilan police chief Osman Salleh commited a blunder in giving a statement before the autopsy report was out.
“Osman told the press there were no injuries on Karuna’s body even before the autopsy was performed. On top of that, he blamed the opposition for lying to the public,” he said.
“Now who’s the liar? It was very irresponsible of him to give a statement to the public before the autopsy report was released. He should admit his mistake and resign,” he added.
Manickavasagam urged Khalid to take action on the officers involved, including Osman, or it would set a bad example to the rest.
Also present were Port Dickson state assemblyman M Ravi and NGOs such as Malaysian Indians Progressive Association (MIPA), Majlis Arus Perjuangan (MAP) and Tamilan Uthavum Karangal.
KUALA LUMPUR: P Karuna Nithi’s family submitted a memorandum to Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar urging him to take action against the officers who inflicted a slew of injuries on the deceased.The 42-year-old lab technician died at the Tampin police station on June I after the Seremban Magistrate’s Court imposed a jail term on him for domestic violence.
Karuna died before his family could post the RM4,000 bail. The post mortem report stated that he died of liver complication but also found a total of 49 injuries on his body.
Speaking to reporters outside the Bukit Aman police headquarters this morning, Karuna’s elder brother P Elam Sezhian, 45, said his brother had no prior criminal records and should not have been treated like a criminal when in custody.
“It is a huge loss for me. My brother was not a criminal, nobody knows him better than I do.
“He admitted his mistake and was sentenced to jail, he got what he deserved. Why did the police have to beat him up in the lockup when he was supposed to be sent to jail instead?”
“We were there in court when his case was heard. He looked fine and we couldn’t see any injuries on him. But after the autopsy report, 49 injuries were found,” he added.
Elam urged Khalid to investigate Karuna’s case immediately and take action on the officers involved.
“The IGP must help us, we still have faith in the system. Now he has to prove that he is doing his part.
“Let us see the CCTV recordings in Karuna’s lockup, the police can’t hide this from the people. There is no reason to set up CCTVs in the first place then,” he added.
Police chief jumped the gun
PKR Public Complaints Bureau director S Manickavasagam, who accompanied the family, said Negeri Sembilan police chief Osman Salleh commited a blunder in giving a statement before the autopsy report was out.
“Osman told the press there were no injuries on Karuna’s body even before the autopsy was performed. On top of that, he blamed the opposition for lying to the public,” he said.
“Now who’s the liar? It was very irresponsible of him to give a statement to the public before the autopsy report was released. He should admit his mistake and resign,” he added.
Manickavasagam urged Khalid to take action on the officers involved, including Osman, or it would set a bad example to the rest.
Also present were Port Dickson state assemblyman M Ravi and NGOs such as Malaysian Indians Progressive Association (MIPA), Majlis Arus Perjuangan (MAP) and Tamilan Uthavum Karangal.
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is this have to be done to cover family's name? take responsibility and and stop blame others!ngleHea
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