ANNUAL REPORT 2019 SUHAKAM recommends the Immigration Department review its standard operating procedures so all detainees are screened medically upon their admission to the depot. Health equipment such as blood pressure cuffs for all sizes should be made available at all depot for use at any time. SUHAKAM also recommends cooperation between the Ministry of Health and Immigration Department to update and supply appropriate remedies, especially for chronic diseases. In addition, the government should place a full-time doctor at all Immigration depots to treat detainees who have health problems. On the matter of arbitrary detention, SUHAKAM recommends that Section 51(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1959/68 (Act 155) be revised to reduce the 14-day detention period and for it to go through the court process. 8. CRUEL AND INHUMAN TREATMENT Allegation of torture of Muhammad Fairuz Ismail bin Mahmad Fuad by IPD Kajang, Selangor The family members of Muhammad Fairuz Ismail bin Mahmad Fuad alleged that he was beaten during interrogation by the Kajang police officers on 9 September, 2018. SUHAKAM was informed that Muhammad Fairuz was being investigated for robbery. He was arrested under the Crime Prevention Act 1959 (POCA) at the Kajang Police Station for 21 days. Among the allegations SUHAKAM received were that the detainee was blindfolded, punched and kicked in the chest, and hit at the feet with a rubber pipe. He was also forced to confess. SUHAKAM obtained feedback from PDRM on the police reports made by the family and recorded statements from the arresting officers and Investigation Officers (IO). But the allegations of torture were challenging to prove because they were no health records, CCTV footage, witnesses, or injuries. CHAPTER 1 the depot did not provide the proper dose of medicine to Thomas. SUHAKAM was informed that the deceased was only given one of the three types of medication that he supposed to consume. SUHAKAM also found that the depot medical officer did not have the appropriate blood pressure cuff for Thomas when he was first screened at the depot. SUHAKAM is concerned over arbitrary detentions, noting that Thomas was apprehended even though he had valid documentation to be in Malaysia. 65