A police report has been filed against Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail for classifying the death of police detainee Kugan Ananthan as murder without taking into consideration the views of the magistrate and pathologist.
The report was filed by the Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Pekida) - a pro-Malay non-governmental organisation linked to Umno - at the Sentul district police headquarters today.
Federal Territory Pekida spokesperson Roslan Dahaman said the report was made to ensure that there was no abuse of power and to demand the AG not to sideline the views of others.
"Abdul Gani (left) had ignored the views of both individuals (the magistrate and pathologist) when he claimed that Kugan was murdered and did not die because of fluid accumulation in the lungs as stated before (in the post-mortem report).
"In view of this, we urge him (Abdul Gani) to reconsider his stand on the matter," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Don't blame the police
Roslan said the AG’s statement could be misinterpreted and seen as encouraging crime as well as protecting criminals.
He argued that the police should not be blamed for Kugan’s death as they were merely discharging their duty.
Sentul police chief ACP Zakaria Pagan said investigations will be carried out by the Putrajaya police since Pekida had filed a similar report there on Jan 23.
Kugan, 22, died five days after he was arrested on Jan 15 in connection with several car theft cases at the Taipan police station in Subang Jaya.
Following a video-clip revealing severe lacerations on his body as well enormous public pressure, Abdul Gani reclassified the case as murder.
Subsequently, 11 police personnel were reassigned to desk duty pending investigations.
Kugan’s family, who have accused the police of foul play, had conducted a second-post mortem after rejecting the findings of the first procedure.
The report was filed by the Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Pekida) - a pro-Malay non-governmental organisation linked to Umno - at the Sentul district police headquarters today.
Federal Territory Pekida spokesperson Roslan Dahaman said the report was made to ensure that there was no abuse of power and to demand the AG not to sideline the views of others."Abdul Gani (left) had ignored the views of both individuals (the magistrate and pathologist) when he claimed that Kugan was murdered and did not die because of fluid accumulation in the lungs as stated before (in the post-mortem report).
"In view of this, we urge him (Abdul Gani) to reconsider his stand on the matter," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Don't blame the police
Roslan said the AG’s statement could be misinterpreted and seen as encouraging crime as well as protecting criminals.
He argued that the police should not be blamed for Kugan’s death as they were merely discharging their duty.
Sentul police chief ACP Zakaria Pagan said investigations will be carried out by the Putrajaya police since Pekida had filed a similar report there on Jan 23.
Kugan, 22, died five days after he was arrested on Jan 15 in connection with several car theft cases at the Taipan police station in Subang Jaya.Following a video-clip revealing severe lacerations on his body as well enormous public pressure, Abdul Gani reclassified the case as murder.
Subsequently, 11 police personnel were reassigned to desk duty pending investigations.
Kugan’s family, who have accused the police of foul play, had conducted a second-post mortem after rejecting the findings of the first procedure.
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