Karuna Nithi's brother joins march for IPCMC
The older brother of P Karuna Nithi, who died in police custody in 2013, was among some 50 people who gathered outside Parliament today to demand the establishment of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).
"I want justice... I want action to be taken against the police," P Elam Sezhian told reporters after joining a delegation of 10 representatives from Gabungan Tuntut IPCMC to hand over a memorandum with their demands...
The older brother of P Karuna Nithi, who died in police custody in 2013, was among some 50 people who gathered outside Parliament today to demand the establishment of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).
"I want justice... I want action to be taken against the police," P Elam Sezhian told reporters after joining a delegation of 10 representatives from Gabungan Tuntut IPCMC to hand over a memorandum with their demands.
"We will see whether they will take action or not. I'm not happy with the new government because they are also the same as the previous government.
"They are waiting for what? Now we wait and see."
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Lawyers for Liberty representative Zaid Malek, who accompanied Elam Shezian, said the IPCMC would enable the families of custodial death victims to see justice served swiftly.
"Even though he (Elam Shezian) has a verdict in his favour, no action has been taken against the police thus far.
"So with IPCMC, it would have brought justice quicker and earlier. We don't have to wait six years for justice," he said.
On Jan 28, 2015, Seremban coroner Jagjit Singh ruled that Karuna Nithi (above) was beaten by police and inmates.
The verdict was challenged by the government, but was upheld by the Seremban High Court in 2017.
In February, the Attorney-General's Chambers filed a notice of discontinuance of its appeal for a revision of the findings.
Karuna Nithi was first remanded at the Tampin police station in May 2013, following an altercation with his wife, and was further detained there when his family could not raise his bail after he was charged.
The engineer was found dead in a lockup on June 1, 2013, with CCTV recordings showed him being assaulted by police and other detainees while in detention.
He was found with 49 injuries, mostly bruises, all over his body.
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