64 SUHAKAM including the deceased, through two psychological tests namely the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS) and Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory (MSEI). The results of the deceased’s mental state in March 2019 was that he was normal. Recommendation • • • The Prison must monitor prisoners as best as possible to prevent any suicides, although it is not always possible to thwart them from taking their own life. That is more so when the prisoner has a mental health issue and it is beyond the warders’ control to prevent suicide. SUHAKAM recommends that warders who guard the blocks, especially those housing prisoners on death row, be given training in basic psychology so they can identify any strain, suicidal ideation and symptoms of depression. The action taken by the Prison to watch death row cells every 10 minutes as reasonable. However, suicidal prisoners might commit suicide anytime and as such SUHAKAM recommends that prisoners who are identified as suicidal be given special care and attention. Their cell should be close to the place where warders can take immediate action. SUHAKAM recommends prisoners attempting to commit suicide be referred to a psychiatrist at the nearest hospital. SUHAKAM recommends that the Prisons Department collect data and statistics on suicides in prisons across the country to formulate preventive measures and to train warders in addressing such incidents. The death of Orhions Ewansiha Thomas in Bukit Jalil Immigration Depot, Kuala Lumpur SUHAKAM initiated an investigation into the death Nigerian student Orhions Ewansiha Thomas while he was detained at the Bukit Jalil Immigration Detention Centre on 9 July 2019. The Immigration Department arrested him during a raid on 4 July 2019. SUHAKAM recorded statements from 40 witnesses, that is, Immigration officials and police, family members, friends of the deceased as well as representatives from the university where Thomas was studying. Thomas died of a heart attack. However, SUHAKAM found several contributing factors may have led to his death. While the deceased informed the authorities that he suffered from high blood pressure,

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