ANNUAL REPORT 2019 SUHAKAM found that deceased did not request medical aid at HAT. He only reported to the officer on duty about a few minor wounds on his arms. Cadets are not allowed to go to HAT for minor injuries and the officer on duty will usually provide first aid treatment. However, the deceased did request leave from the physical activity trainer not to attend physical training. The trainer could not just do so, but advised the deceased to report to HAT and to get an official medical certificate. The deceased complained to other cadets that he was incapable of following the next training and they advised him to report to HAT as well. However, the deceased declined to report to HAT. Every day before the training, the physical trainer asks all the cadets whether anyone is unwell and needs to report to HAT but the deceased did not ask to report to HAT. To report to HAT, the cadets need to fill up a medical slip and the officer on duty must sign the slip. There was such a slip in the deceased’s bag. However, the slip only had the name of the deceased and the date. It was not signed by the officer on duty. vi. Allegation of violence The next-of-kin alleged that the deceased was tortured late at night on 12 May, 2018. The family claimed that the deceased sent a text message via WhatsApp to them the early morning of 13 May, 2018 saying that all the cadets were tortured and were all only allowed to sleep at 4 am. SUHAKAM found that on 12 May 2018 all the cadets were involved in several briefing sessions, documentation process and rehearsal for the Oath Taking Ceremony. The activities on that date ended late and cadets were then released to get ready for the next day. Statements from all the witnesses were consistent on this matter, that is, there was no physical violence that occurred on that date. The ‘torture’ that the deceased meant was probably not in the form of physical torture but he might have meant mental torture, as it was their first day at KDSI 1 and they were all kept busy with procedural activities from morning until late night. SUHAKAM investigated the CHAPTER 1 v. Allegation of denial of access to medical care The next-of-kin believes that his brother was denied access to medical care. As such, the doctor was unable to identify any health issues faced by the deceased and subsequently was incapable of providing proper treatment at the right time, which eventually lead to his brother’s death. 61