actions of hitting his head, talking to himself, damaging a banana tree and
throwing stones and zinc down the drain, could not harm other’s lives.
3.54 The Coroner also stated the police failure to send C. Sugumar to the hospital
on the reason that no ambulance was available was not acceptable. The court
declared that when the police did not use PDRM vehicle to take the suspect to
hospital because the vehicle was not equipped with medical equipment and
because the suspect had big stature, clearly proved the police’s negligence.
Case 4 – Syed Mohd Azlan bin Syed Mohamed Nur
3.55 On 30 October 2015, Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC)
announced to public the findings of investigation on the death of Syed Mohd
Azlan bin Syed Mohamed Nur in PDRM custody. The deceased was arrested
on 3 November 2014 around 3.30 am following a police report on fighting case
and possession of firearms. The death of the suspect was confirmed at 8.30 am
on the same day. The investigation by EAIC Team, found that the death of Syed
Mohd Azlan Bin Syed Mohamed Nur had connection with the use of physical
violence by the police who carried out the arrest and interrogation on the
deceased.
3.56 The death of Syed Mohd Azlan was due to blunt force trauma to the chest. From
the examination, there were 61 types of injuries on face, body and both feet.
Parts of the injuries suffered by the deceased were consistent with the injuries
when protecting himself from physical violence meted out by the police.77
3.57 The investigation also found disturbances of material evidence by PDRM
personnel and the use of handcuffs not authorised by PDRM to handcuff the
deceased. There was also serious violation on PDRM’s SOP on procedures on
handling arrested persons, confiscated exhibits and evidences integrity.
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Press Release: Statement of Investigation by Suruhanjaya Integriti Agensi Penguatkuasaan (EAIC) on the Death
of Syed Mohd Azlan Bin Syed Mohamed Nur during POLIS DIRAJA MALAYSIA (PDRM) custody dated 30 October
2015.
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