A former investigating officer has pleaded ignorance over the police’s standard operating procedure (SOP) for handling detainees, in relation to S Balamurugan’s death in custody.

When queried by the Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission (EAIC) chairperson Yaacob Md Sam, Insp Mohd Noor Husri Johari said he was aware that the lock-up facilities at the North Klang district police headquarters were not gazetted.

However, he said he was not aware that the district police chief had issued a directive that no one was to be kept there...