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More doubts raised over custodial death numbers
Published:  Sep 22, 2021 5:37 PM
Updated: 10:23 AM

A human rights group has disputed the number of deaths in police custody given by Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin during a recent Parliament session.

Eliminating Deaths and Abuse in Custody Together (Edict) pointed out that the figure only included fatalities that took place in police lockups. 

“The number given by the home minister on the deaths in custody which occurred from January till August only focuses on...

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