60 SUHAKAM joined the training. Also, they were not informed of the outcome of the investigations. SUHAKAM was informed that the Board of Inquiry (BOI) conducted an internal investigation into the death. The Camp Commandant explained that he had informed the next-of-kin of the findings of the report verbally during his visit to the house of the deceased to hand over a cheque from Tabung Amanah. SUHAKAM found that the BOI interviewed several cadets who left the training halfway but did not incorporate their statements in the report. SUHAKAM also interviewed these witnesses. The outcome of the inquiry was that there was an incident of human rights violation before the cadet died. iii. Allegation of no action by the Police The complainant claims that the police did not conduct any significant investigation because they informed the next-of-kin it was a case of sudden death and that there were no criminal elements, even before their investigations. SUHAKAM was informed that as there were no criminal elements the case was assigned to an Investigation Officer (IO) from the non-Criminal Investigation Branch. The IO said that he did not find any criminal elements and, if he had, he would have informed the Criminal Investigation Division to take over the case. The IO said he interviewed 25 witnesses from the KDSI but not the cadets who left the training halfway. The IO completed his investigation and submitted the investigation paper to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) and the DPP ordered an inquest. The inquest began on September 24, 2019. iv. Allegation of coercion during a water-based activity The Complainant claims that the deceased and other cadets were forced to walk into a muddy swamp and that the trainers forcibly submerged the cadets into the mud. By doing so, perhaps, the deceased might have drunk the water and bacteria or germs from the swamp water might have been one of the factors causing his death. SUHAKAM found that the activity in the muddy swamp was during orientation and part of the resilience activity. Based on statements taken from the cadets, they were not submerged in the muddy swamp forcibly by the trainers. They said they completed the activity by themselves and the water level was up to the hip of an average person. This activity lasted a short period.

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