Karuna Nithi's brother alleges the involvement of a close family member who worked in cahoots with the police.
KUALA LUMPUR: The brother of custody death victim P Karuna Nithi has alleged that there is something amiss in the case.
P Elam Sezhian said this at the handing of a memorandum urging Suhakam to conduct a public inquiry at their office today.
“My brother had lodged a police report on May 25, that he was threatened by a close family member and was afraid of his safety,” said Elam.
“I suspect that the police have been working together with the family member to set my brother up,” he added.
Elam said his brother had been receiving threatening phone calls from the family member at least three weeks before his police report.
“My brother had called me four times before being detained, complaining about the threatening phone calls he had received,” he said.
“Now that I have discovered that he had made a police report, I have no choice but to suspect something is wrong,” he added.
Elam hoped that the police would also investigate to reveal the truth behind his brother’s case.
“I want the police to be honest and investigate what had lead to my brother’s arrest,” he said.
“Is this the reason he was beaten up in the police lock-up?” he asked.
“They have to explain how he obtained 49 injuries,” he added.
PKR Public Complaint Bureau director S Manickavasagam said Suhakam had to play its role without prejudice.
“They are independent and only report to the King, so they should not take sides and must act fairly. We believe they will,” he said.
Manickavasagam also urged the police to create awareness among its force on the Lockup Methods 1958 governed by the Prison Ordinance 1952.
“It is clearly stated in Section 46 that the police are not allowed to beat up detainees,” he said.
“Section 36 states that detainees should be given immediate medical attention if they are sick or injured.
“Family members should also be immediately informed if the detainees are suffering from sickness or injury according to Section 37,” he added.
Manickavasagam said the commissioner who accepted the memorandum James Nayagam agreed that the Lockup Methods 1958 should be adhered to.
“Nayagam agreed with me that the police should adhere to the methods and also use that as guidance when dealing with detainees,” he said.
Manickavasagam said Nayagam also supported the establishment of the Independant Police Complainst and Misconduct Commission,” he added.
He said the family would be handing in a memorandum to the Attorney-General next week.
NGOs such as Suaram, Malaysian Indian Progressive Association and Memacu Arus Perjuangan accompanied the family today.
Karuna,42, a lab technician died while in custody at the Tampin police lock-up on June 1.
He surrendered himself on May 28 at the police station following a domestic violence report lodged by his wife.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The brother of custody death victim P Karuna Nithi has alleged that there is something amiss in the case.P Elam Sezhian said this at the handing of a memorandum urging Suhakam to conduct a public inquiry at their office today.
“My brother had lodged a police report on May 25, that he was threatened by a close family member and was afraid of his safety,” said Elam.
“I suspect that the police have been working together with the family member to set my brother up,” he added.
Elam said his brother had been receiving threatening phone calls from the family member at least three weeks before his police report.
“My brother had called me four times before being detained, complaining about the threatening phone calls he had received,” he said.
“Now that I have discovered that he had made a police report, I have no choice but to suspect something is wrong,” he added.
Elam hoped that the police would also investigate to reveal the truth behind his brother’s case.
“I want the police to be honest and investigate what had lead to my brother’s arrest,” he said.
“Is this the reason he was beaten up in the police lock-up?” he asked.
“They have to explain how he obtained 49 injuries,” he added.
PKR Public Complaint Bureau director S Manickavasagam said Suhakam had to play its role without prejudice.
“They are independent and only report to the King, so they should not take sides and must act fairly. We believe they will,” he said.
Manickavasagam also urged the police to create awareness among its force on the Lockup Methods 1958 governed by the Prison Ordinance 1952.
“It is clearly stated in Section 46 that the police are not allowed to beat up detainees,” he said.
“Section 36 states that detainees should be given immediate medical attention if they are sick or injured.
“Family members should also be immediately informed if the detainees are suffering from sickness or injury according to Section 37,” he added.
Manickavasagam said the commissioner who accepted the memorandum James Nayagam agreed that the Lockup Methods 1958 should be adhered to.
“Nayagam agreed with me that the police should adhere to the methods and also use that as guidance when dealing with detainees,” he said.
Manickavasagam said Nayagam also supported the establishment of the Independant Police Complainst and Misconduct Commission,” he added.
He said the family would be handing in a memorandum to the Attorney-General next week.
NGOs such as Suaram, Malaysian Indian Progressive Association and Memacu Arus Perjuangan accompanied the family today.
Karuna,42, a lab technician died while in custody at the Tampin police lock-up on June 1.
He surrendered himself on May 28 at the police station following a domestic violence report lodged by his wife.
- See more at: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/06/20/third-party-involvement-in-karunas-case/#sthash.58TzkZy4.dpuf
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