POLICE BRUTALITY, SHOOTINGS AND DEATHS IN CUSTODY   AHRC, with the permission from Suara Rakyat Malaysia  (SUARAM) reproduce the chapter entitled, "Malaysia: Police Brutality, Police Shootings and Death in Custody," from the newly released MALAYSIA: Human Rights Report 2003: Civil and Political Rights, compiled and published by the SUARAM.     The complete report in pdf format will be available soon at the SUARAM web site at www.suaram.org.  Click below to access this chapter of the Report;   Malaysia: Police Brutality, Police Shootings and Death in Custody

 

ASSAULT AND DEATH OF THARMA RAJEN A/L SUBRAMANIAM -
Torture in Police Lock-ups 1993-2002

The Purpose of this Memorandum is to highlight and spotlight the alarming and increasing reported incidences of unlawful, ruthless and brutal assaults and death while in police lock-up in a civilised country like ours and we call upon Polis Di Raja Malaysia (PDRM) to put at stop to such abuses... 

A TRIGGER HAPPY ROYAL MALAYSIAN POLICE FORCE -
Unlawful Police Shootings 1999-2002

The purpose of this Memorandum is to highlight and spotlight the alarming and increasing reported incidences of death by police shooting in a civilised country like ours and to put a stop to such abuses...

KAMPUNG MEDAN TRAGEDY

This tragedy which is "made out" to the have started from the funeral / wedding and the catapult episode may be misleading especially so when there has not been racial tension between the Malays and the Indians in the area. A "carefully planned and orchestrated and executed crime" by a selected "squad" propelled by some "political force" seem to be the real culprit which has to be investigated by Suhakam...