'Beaten, electrocuted': Suspect in Cikgu Chandra attack claims tortured by cops

A man arrested in connection with the recent attack and arson case against social media personality S Chandrasegaran, better known as Cikgu Chandra, has accused the police of torturing him while in custody.

Malaysiakini learned that the 40-year-old tow-truck operator had lodged a police report on March 17, claiming that police beat him several times during interrogation at the Serdang district police headquarters.

He alleged that at least two police officers used their footwear to beat him on the head, while one put a pencil between his toes and twisted it, causing severe pain.

"My hands that were handcuffed behind my back were stepped on by several officers until I screamed in pain.

"At the same time, another police officer stepped on both my legs, leaving marks that are still visible. I was slapped once by an unidentified person.

"I was also electrocuted once on my right ear by an officer I can't identify because my eyes were covered," he said in his report sighted by Malaysiakini.

The victim said the officers who dealt out the alleged abuse included a Malay and a non-Malay.

The man claimed that police tortured him to force a confession to the alleged crimes.

His lawyer, S Vinesh, told Malaysiakini that the report was lodged in Subang Jaya soon after his client was released from police custody on Tuesday.

They are also planning to lodge a complaint with Suhakam, he added.

Cops probing allegations

Selangor police chief Shazeli Kahar, when contacted, confirmed that a report had been lodged.

"Yes, I can confirm that police have received the report and we are investigating," he said.

The suspect was among 12 individuals police hauled up over the attacks on Chandrasegaran’s properties.

On March 10, Malaysiakini reported that three of Chandrasegaran’s cars were set on fire in an early morning incident at his home.

A day before that, he uploaded a video claiming that masked individuals armed with machetes damaged his house gate and car.

On March 17, Shazeli told a press conference that the 12 suspects aged between 30 and 40, including a woman, were arrested in several locations, including Banting, Subang, and Serdang between Thursday and Sunday.

Police had identified seven of them as having a direct connection to the incidents, including the mastermind.

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