1.33
Interviews carried out with Investigation Officers/Assistant Investigation Officers
did not meet the required quota and only 275 Investigation Officers/Assistant
Investigation Officers were interviewed during visits to the identified Police
District Headquarters as not all officers were at their offices at the time. Most of
them were outstation or attending their cases. The information received
regarding death in detention from Investigation Officers/Assistant Investigation
Officers’ perspectives was also limited. Sometimes the research forms were not
filled out completely and not adequately comprehensive to provide the real
situation of the study, and the welfare as well as the health of Investigation
Officers/Assistant Investigation Officers.
1.34
The Commission had difficulty in gathering complete data concerning deaths in
custody from PDRM. When drafting the report, there was only data of deaths in
police custody from 2000 until February 2014 with the section of data provided
according to races (2000 - February 2014)43 and states as well as causes of
death.44
1.35
The Commission informed the Secretary of Polis DiRaja Malaysia (SUPM) in
writing and was given permission to take pictures of the visited lock-ups and
surrounding areas to get a clear picture on the real condition of detention lockups and the office. However, there were several constraints faced by the
Commission:
i. Only one camera was used throughout the study and most of the captured
lock-up pictures were at the male lock-ups;
ii. Few Investigation Officers/ Assistant Investigation Officers did not allow the
Commission to take pictures of their rooms as they felt uncomfortable.
43
Chapter 3, p 39
Chapter 3, p 38
44
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