Cops confirm seven deaths in custody, one involved criminal element

• UPDATED 6.23PM | Police updated that 1 case involved criminal element.

The Royal Malaysia Police has confirmed that there have been seven cases of death in police custody and an investigation found that only one of them involved a criminal element.

Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) director Azri Ahmad said of the seven cases reported, four of them were deaths in lockups.