KUALA LUMPUR: It is odd that deputy public prosecutors and magistrates decided no inquests were necessary for 22 deaths in policy custody between 2000 and 2004, when the law made it mandatory in such cases.
Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Siti Norma Yaakob said yesterday the law governing deaths of persons in police custody was clearly set out in Section 334 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
