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Man dies during police interrogation
SHAH ALAM, Jan 20 - A man who was being detained to help investigation into
cases of car thefts died suddenly when he was being interrogated at the
Taipan Police Station, Subang Jaya, near here today.
Selangor Police Chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the incident occurred at
about 11 am when the man was being questioned about robberies and thefts
involving luxury cars by a gang operating in the Klang Valley.
"During interrogation, the man asked for a glass of water and upon drinking
the water, he collapsed and lost consciousness.
"A doctor from a clinic nearby who was summoned to examine the man later
confirmed that he had died," he said.
Khalid disclosed this to reporters after receiving a mobile police station
donated by the Selangor government, which was handed over by State Secretary
Datuk Ramli Mahmud at the Shah Alam District Police Headquarters, here.
He said the 22-year-old man from Puchong was detained on Jan 15 on suspicion
of being involved in robbing and stealing luxury cars such as the Toyota
Camry and Honda Accord in Sungai Chua, Kajang near here.
The suspect's remains had been sent to the University of Malaya Medical
Centre (UMMC) for a post-mortem and the case had been classified as sudden
death for the time being.
Khalid said family members of the suspect had informed police that he was
suffering from asthma. "We don't want any party to speculate as cases of
custodial deaths were a sensitive issue.
The man had also given his cooperation throughout the interrogation. "No
matter what the case may be, I give my assurance that a thorough
investigation will be carried out and we are waiting for the outcome of the
post-mortem, " he said.
Earlier, Khalid received a van which had been refurbished to become a mobile
police station costing RM140,000 contributed by the Selangor government
which is equipped with a communication network connecting it to the Section
15 Police Station in Shah Alam to monitor the industrial areas in Section
22, Section 26 and Section 27, here.
Meanwhile, Ramli said he would propose that more mobile police stations be
donated to the police to control crime especially in high-risk areas such as
in Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya. - Bernama
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http://www.malaysia kini.com/ news/96937Dead man's family lodges report
P Stek | Jan 21, 09 7:44pm
The family of a 22-year-old man who died in police custody yesterday lodged
a police report this evening on the nature of the death.
Kugan Ananthan died at the Taipan police station in USJ yesterday morning.
He was detained in connection with several car theft cases.
His family today said that Kugan was killed by the police while in custody.
They lodged a report at the Subang Jaya district police headquarters in Seri
Kembangan.
http://media1. malaysiakini. com/163/8137b2f7 e5bf063ea1fcd6d1 1aa509ab. jpgThe youth was detained on Jan 15 in Kajang in relation to several car theft
cases in the Subang Jaya district. Kugan was held at the Puchong police
station under a two-week remand to facilitate investigations.
Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar was reported as saying yesterday that
Kugan had died of breathing difficulties.
http://www.malaysia kini.com/ news/96503Photographs of Kugan taken yesterday at the mortuary however revealed severe
marks on his body. There were also deep cuts in his wrists and blood was
oozing from his nose.
Support group with banners
Four family members of Kugan filed the police report today. They were joined
by lawyers, human rights activists and several politicians from both Barisan
Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat.
Among them were PKR's Kapar MP S Manikavasagam, DAP's Puchong MP Gobind
Singh and Teluk Intan's DAP MP M Manoharan.
http://media1. malaysiakini. com/163/b543bba0 ebe66b79d116cd2c fa2d0375. jpgAlso present was a group of MIC Youth members led by its head T Mohan.
Hindraf representative, led by S Jayathas, were also there
Some 80 people had also gathered at the police station to show their anger
over Kugan's death.
They held up banners with pictures of the deceased, showing the injuries he
sustained while in police custody.
The banners read: "police are licensed killers", "police are killing
Indians" and "police are thirsty for Indian blood" in Malay and English.
They also briefly chanted slogans.
Heavy police presence
Talking to reporters later, Kugan's family members said that the deceased
did not suffer from asthma and could not have died from breathing
difficulties, as claimed by the police.
http://media1. malaysiakini. com/163/45c26357 0fbcf15dee4cd674 20e082f0. jpgManikavasagam and Gobind said that the police were attempting a cover-up and
that there should be a full and open investigation by the Home Ministry,
which oversees the police department.
Manikavasagam also said that he would organise rallies to protest at the
police action.
The crowd then dispersed peacefully after gathering for about 30 minutes.
There was a heavy police presence outside of the police station while the
police report was being made.
Eight Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) vehicles were parked within sight of the
police station.
Yesterday Khalid told reporters that Kugan had asked for a glass of water
during interrogation and upon drinking the water, he collapsed and lost
consciousness.
"A doctor from a clinic nearby who was summoned to examine the man later
confirmed that he had died," he had said.
The state police chief also said that a thorough probe would be done on the
matter and asked people not to speculate on the cause of death.
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