Death in custody cases go to AGC first, Wan Junaidi says


Desmond Davidson

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar says when the coroner’s court system was established several years ago, the support infrastructure was not beefed up to cope with the paperwork, resulting in a backlog. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 11, 2022.

ALL deaths in custody must be referred to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) first, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said.

Responding to Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances group (CAGED) question why the police are referring deaths in police custody to the AGC and not the Coroner’s Court for directions, the minister said: “the AGC is the ultimate legality of things in Malaysia”.


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