Bar wants external checks on all custodial deaths

The Malaysian Bar has called for an independent organisation to be set up to investigate all deaths in custody after a coroner’s court recently found police negligence to be the cause of a detainee's death in 2018.

“It is our view that external civilian oversight systems will be able to complement and enhance the existing mechanisms and create accountability for detention authorities.

“The Malaysian Bar applauds the coroner’s decision but also calls on the government to...