Persons from Enforced Disappearances or involuntary disappearances
amounting to criminal offences or breaches of civil liability/human rights
under Malaysia law;
b)
If (a) has been established at the inquiry:
i.
How such criminal offences or breaches of civil liability/ human
rights came about;
ii. Which person(s) or agency(ies) was/were responsible for such
criminal offences or breaches of civil liability/human rights; and
iii. What administrative directives or procedures, or arrangements
contributed to such criminal offences or breaches of civil liability/
human rights.
c)
To consider whether the authorities, specifically the Royal Malaysia
Police have taken adequate steps to investigate these cases.
d)
To recommend measures or guidelines to be taken to ensure that such
breaches of civil liability/human rights do not recur.
At the time of writing, 11 witnesses including police officers had testified
before the Panel of Inquiry in the Raymond Koh case during the 11 days of
Public Inquiry. The Public Inquiry will resume its session next year.
(ii) Rights of the child
Malaysia is a State Party of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC),
and the convention obligates the State Parties to ensure the child such
protection and care as is necessary for his or her well-being. During the year,
there were several tragedies involving children at religious/Tahfiz schools
which saddened the Malaysians.
In April, an 11-year-old boy, Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gadaffi, passed
away at Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bharu after he was admitted for several
days and had his legs amputated. Prior to his death, the boy who was a
former student of a Tahfiz school in Kota Tinggi was reportedly assaulted with
a rubber hose by the school dormitory assistant warden. The Commission
visited the Tahfiz school on 3 May as part of the Commission’s initiative to
investigate the case from the human rights perspective. During the visit, the
Commission viewed the CCTV recording of the alleged assault and had a
dialogue with the school management. Although the school is registered
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