'It's the weekend': Police decline memo by family of victim in barracks death

The family of a 36-year-old civilian found dead inside a police housing complex in George Town, Penang, was left disheartened after Bukit Aman declined to accept their memorandum on the weekend.

According to United for Rights of Malaysian Party secretary-general Satees Muniandy, who accompanied the family of Magges Marimuthu, they were told to return on a weekday to submit the memorandum.

“The police refused to accept the memorandum, saying today is not a working day. Hence, they can’t accept it.

“They say it’s the weekend, and we should get an appointment before,” he told Malaysiakini.

Before submitting the memorandum, the family had expressed their intention to request an inquest into the Magges’ death two days ago because they were not satisfied with police classifying the case as sudden death.

On June 26, Northeast district police chief Razlam Ab Hamid stated that the incident occurred on March 18. The case was classified as sudden death, with no signs of foul play.

Razlam also said that the Penang Hospital determined the cause of death to be multiple injuries from a fall. However, he revealed that the investigation is ongoing and pending post-mortem and pathology reports.

Elaborating further, Satees said they had left the memorandum at the Bukit Aman counter and would submit it again via email.

In the memorandum sighted by Malaysiakini, the victim’s family urged Inspector-General of Police Razaruddin Husain to appoint a professional and independent investigation team to investigate the case and find answers about the victim’s death.

The family also questioned the investigation and accused Razlam’s statement of lacking transparency.

“We feel that the investigators are not genuinely committed to finding out who is responsible for the victim’s death, and instead, it is easier for them to close this case as a sudden death,” the memorandum read.

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