Police set up unit to probe custodial death cases


KUALA LUMPUR: Any deaths in police custody from next year will be probed by a new unit set up under the Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (pic) said the Death in Custody Investigations Unit would begin investigating any deaths in police custody from Jan 1.

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