Police integrity unit introduces mechanisms to curb custodial deaths

Inspections and lockup visits by the district police chief or police station chief as well as physical examination of the detainee's health status are among the mechanisms identified to address the issue of deaths in custody.

Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) director Azri Ahmad said the proposals were to improve the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) lockup management mechanism so that it could be implemented more carefully and effectively.

“Among the improvements are...