KOTA KINABALU: A magistrates court here acquitted seven policemen of the manslaughter of a Filipino detainee at a detention centre in Menggatal two years ago.
Magistrate Mohd Zaki Kundus held that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the charges against the seven framed under Section 304B of the Penal Code for allegedly causing the death of Elliong bin Alwi, 45, a Bajau Filipino at the centre between 2am and 6am on June 4, 2001.
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