PARLIAMENT | Govt mulls allowing MPs to view CCTV footage of Taiping Prison incident

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Taiping Prison

• The government is considering a proposal to allow lawmakers to view CCTV footage from the incident in Taiping Prison last year that resulted in the death of one inmate, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M Kulasegaran.

  According to Bernama, he said the government agrees in principle that MPs should be given access to the footage to carry out their check-and-balance role effectively.

  However, he told the Dewan Rakyat that the proposal required further refinement, particularly from the perspective of legal implications, including matters related to sub judice and ongoing court cases.

  He said the government is also studying proposals to broaden Suhakam’s powers and functions, including allowing it to access detention centres without prior notice and establishing additional branch offices in Sabah and Sarawak, subject to the country’s needs and financial position.

  Meanwhile, Deputy Health Minister Hanifah Hajar Taib said that following the incident, her ministry has established the Institutional Health Unit on Oct 1, 2025, to monitor and coordinate healthcare service delivery quality in prisons.

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