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i.
The report contains the findings and recommendations of SUHAKAM
to reduce instances of death in police custody.
ii. In 2018, SUHAKAM conducted a follow-up meeting to discuss the
implementation of one of the recommendations of the study - the
establishment of the Custodial Medical Unit (CMU). The CMU will
operate as a mobile clinic where at least 4 CMU staff will be deployed
to centralised lock-ups to carry out daily medical check-ups at the
room/building provided. The proposed centralised lock-ups include
Lokap Berpusat Jinjang, Kuala Lumpur; Lokap Berpusat Balai Polis
Bayan Baru, Pulau Pinang; Lokap Berpusat Shah Alam, Selangor;
Lokap Berpusat Indera Mahkota, Pahang; and Lokap Berpusat
Kepayan, Sabah. The estimated budget for setting up the CMU at
these centralised lock-ups is RM 500,000 (Five hundred thousand
Ringgit Malaysia).
iii. In 2019, SUHAKAM met with the Minister of Finance and a sum of RM
200,000 (Two hundred thousand Ringgit Malaysia) was approved
to establish the CMU. To date, Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is in
the process of coordinating and delivering the budget that was
received to the allocated centralised lock-ups. An inauguration
programme is expected to be carried out by PDRM and SUHAKAM
in 2020.
4. REFORMATION OF THE PRISON MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRISON
REFORM)
Since its inception, SUHAKAM has been authorised to visit detention
centres, including prisons, to provide recommendations related
to human rights for improving their management. The visit covers
three categories:
i. periodic visits to monitor conditions and services in prison;
ii. investigation visit for cases filed with SUHAKAM regarding human
rights violation in detention; and
iii. audit visits.
The focus of the periodic and audit visits to detention centres is not
only on the conditions and services for detainees but also on the
working conditions, and health and safety of the detention centre
staff as well.