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Was detainee murdered? Post-mortem report for all to read and decide

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16, 2014:

Read the details of the post-mortem report and judge for yourselves whether or not it was a murder.

That is what Lawyers for Liberty executive director Eric Paulsen wants to gather through his Facebook post, pertaining to the lock-up death of detainee N. Dharmendran.

Paulsen had posted the snapshot of “summary and conclusions” page of Dharmendran’s post-mortem report, along with the text — “This is Dharmendran’s post mortem report by KLGH (Kuala Lumpur General hospital) — read for yourself if the police got away with murder?”

The report lists out a number of injuries found on Dharmendran, including multiple blunt force trauma and stapled ears, and concluded with “the overall pattern of these injuries is neither self-inflicted nor accidental in nature.”

In an earlier post, also on Facebook, Paulsen had asked “how do we explain the numerous deaths in custody and yet there is no perpetrator, no redress and no repercussion?

“So shocking but not surprised that once again police perpetrators got off scot free — this time for murder most foul, as supported by the post-mortem that stated clearly that Dharmendran was beaten to death while in police custody,” he wrote.

Paulsen was among the legal team that represented Dharmendran’s family in the proceedings following his death.

The team, led by N. Surendran, had yesterday called for the prosecution to file an appeal over the acquittal of four policemen suspected of causing Dharmendran’s death.

Last Friday, the High Court acquitted Inspector S. Hare Krishnan, 41, Sergeant Jaffri Jaafar, 45, corporal Mohd Nahar Abd Rahman, 46, and corporal Mohd Haswadi Zamri Shaari, 33, after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima-facie case in Dharmendran’s death in police custody.

Surendran had called both the investigation and the prosecution in the case “botched up”.

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Counsel: File appeal over acquittal of cops in Dharmendran's death

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15, 2014:

The legal counsel for N. Dharmendran, who died in police custody, wants the prosecution to file an appeal over the acquittal of four suspects charged with his murder.

N. Surendran, who held a watching brief on behalf of Dharmendran’s family, today described the investigations and prosecution of the case as “botched up”.

It is now up to the Attorney-General’s Chambers if they want to file an appeal.

On Friday, the High Court acquitted Inspector S. Hare Krishnan, 41, Sergeant Jaffri Jaafar, 45, corporal Mohd Nahar Abd Rahman, 46, and corporal Mohd Haswadi Zamri Shaari, 33, after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima-facie case in Dharmendran’s death in police custody.

The four policemen were alleged to have committed the offence at the Serious Crimes Division (D9) interrogation room located on Level 7 of the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters in Jalan Hang Tuah, between 12.20pm and 2.50pm on May 21, 2013.

Justice Kamardin Hashim said the prosecution had failed to provide a motive for the four and, to back its case, only provided circumstantial evidence.

“It is clear that this was a death in police custody as there was a proper post-mortem and a good conclusion,” Surendran said to reporters at a press conference held at the PKR Headquarters here today.

He also questioned the length of time taken to arrest Hare Krishnan and revealed that Dharmendran’s wife, Marry Mariay Susay, was denied access and not given updates on the case by the police.

“Nothing was taken as a serious murder case. So it is not a surprise that this is botched up and designed to release the four,” the family’s lawyer, Latheefa Koya, added.

On May 21, 2013, 32-year-old Dharmendran was detained for the attempted murder of two people in Cheras.

He collapsed after complaining of chest pains while in the lock-up and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

His post-mortem revealed that he had died from various injuries caused by blunt objects.

Marry also expressed her disappointment over the manner the case was handled.

“We were looking forward to the decision for one and-a-half years to see if it would be fair.

“We have proof my husband died in police custody, but I can’t believe the four men involved were let go so easily,” she said in echoing Surendran’s statement for the prosecution to file an appeal in the case.

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Counsel: File appeal over acquittal of cops in Dharmendran's death

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15, 2014:

The legal counsel for N. Dharmendran, who died in police custody, wants the prosecution to file an appeal over the acquittal of four suspects charged with his murder.

N. Surendran, who held a watching brief on behalf of Dharmendran’s family, today described the investigations and prosecution of the case as “botched up”.

It is now up to the Attorney-General’s Chambers if they want to file an appeal.

On Friday, the High Court acquitted Inspector S. Hare Krishnan, 41, Sergeant Jaffri Jaafar, 45, corporal Mohd Nahar Abd Rahman, 46, and corporal Mohd Haswadi Zamri Shaari, 33, after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima-facie case in Dharmendran’s death in police custody.

The four policemen were alleged to have committed the offence at the Serious Crimes Division (D9) interrogation room located on Level 7 of the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters in Jalan Hang Tuah, between 12.20pm and 2.50pm on May 21, 2013.

Justice Kamardin Hashim said the prosecution had failed to provide a motive for the four and, to back its case, only provided circumstantial evidence.

“It is clear that this was a death in police custody as there was a proper post-mortem and a good conclusion,” Surendran said to reporters at a press conference held at the PKR Headquarters here today.

He also questioned the length of time taken to arrest Hare Krishnan and revealed that Dharmendran’s wife, Marry Mariay Susay, was denied access and not given updates on the case by the police.

“Nothing was taken as a serious murder case. So it is not a surprise that this is botched up and designed to release the four,” the family’s lawyer, Latheefa Koya, added.

On May 21, 2013, 32-year-old Dharmendran was detained for the attempted murder of two people in Cheras.

He collapsed after complaining of chest pains while in the lock-up and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

His post-mortem revealed that he had died from various injuries caused by blunt objects.

Marry also expressed her disappointment over the manner the case was handled.

“We were looking forward to the decision for one and-a-half years to see if it would be fair.

“We have proof my husband died in police custody, but I can’t believe the four men involved were let go so easily,” she said in echoing Surendran’s statement for the prosecution to file an appeal in the case.