NGO wants inquest into death at Cheras police lockup

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EDICT says the claim by police the 54-year-old hanged himself does not make sense. FMTNews EDICT CherasPoliceLockup Death

The NGO Eliminating Deaths and Abuse in Custody Together says police lockups are monitored at all times.

Eliminating Deaths and Abuse in Custody Together said police claimed the man hanged himself in the lockup, but this did not make sense. EDICT said its lawyers had frequently handled custodial death inquests and found that claims the deceased had committed suicide was a “recurring thing”.

 

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