6 months later, probe paper on alleged police assault still with AGC

PETALING JAYA: An investigation paper into the alleged assault of a 20-year-old man by policemen in November is still with the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), more than six months after the police completed their investigation.

Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said police referred the probe paper to the AGC on Dec 24 last year.

“The police will take further action once they receive further orders (from the AGC),” he said in a written parliamentary reply to Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong), who asked for an update on the case.

Saifuddin added that the police’s integrity and standard compliance department had launched a parallel internal investigation into the alleged assault.

The man, identified only as Daniel, claimed he was assaulted by policemen at the Bandar Kinrara police station after being arrested on Nov 15 at his grandfather’s home in Banting.

He claimed policemen entered the home on the pretext of seeking help to fix their motorcycle. He said they then identified themselves as cops and assaulted him until he confessed to a robbery.

Daniel alleged that he was repeatedly beaten and burned with a cigarette butt and a lighter. A medical report confirmed soft tissue injuries and a burn wound on his lip.

Police subsequently said the arrest was a case of mistaken identity and that no charges were pursued against him.

In December, Bukit Aman said the case was being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt.