Police deny abusing drug suspect during raid in Perak


IPOH: The police have denied allegations that they roughed up a suspect till he sustained serious injuries in an incident in Seri Manjung, Lumut, which went viral on Twitter.

Manjung district police chief ACP Nor Omar Sappi said they discovered that a 28-second video had been uploaded on Friday (Aug 12) by Twitter user @MacSelvam showing two police personnel he alleged were roughing up an individual and causing serious injuries.

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