The Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has interviewed nine police personnel and a detainee as part of their investigations into the death of G Ganeshwaran.

According to Suhakam commissioner Jerald Joseph, interviews with Ganeshwaran's family members and a Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah pathologist are scheduled for Tuesday.

"The investigation is still in the preliminary stage and we can't draw conclusions," said Joseph (photo) when contacted yesterday.

Ganeshwaran, 29, was detained last Thursday and became unwell. He died en route to the hospital on Monday.

The South Klang district police claimed that Ganeshwaran suffered problems from nausea and asthma when he was brought to the interrogation room.

Police also said there were no elements of foul play as there were no signs of external injuries.

According to Klang MP Charles Santiago, Ganeshwaran's mother had a different account of the incident.

He said that the mother had met Ganeshwaran while the latter was still in custody and complained that he was assaulted.

"She told me Ganeshwaran had blood in his mouth and lost consciousness while talking to her," said Santiago.

Ganeshwaran is a despatch clerk from Klang.

His death has led to opposition figures demanding for a thorough probe and describing how it underscored the need to implement the stillborn Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).

Human rights group Suaram told Malaysiakini that it has recorded 16 instances of custodial deaths this year.