KINIGUIDE | When 107 inmates awaiting High Court proceedings were moved from the Batu Gajah Correctional Centre to Taiping Prison on Jan 16, 2025, little did they know they would be beaten, stomped, and walked on by prison officers.

Though dubbed a prison riot, CCTV evidence reviewed by the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) found that the only physical violence was perpetrated by prison guards - not the inmates.

Malaysiakini unpacks the 261-page Suhakam report and details what exactly happened.

What happened before the ‘riot’?

The inmates were transferred to Taiping Prison due to overcrowding at the Batu Gajah Correctional Centre.

Upon arrival at the prison...