Zero tolerance on police negligence
MIRI: Following a claim by a female detainee that she was raped while under police custody at Miri police station lock-up early this month, district police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari assured that the force will have zero-tolerance on any negligence that might have contributed to the incident. Hakemal disclosed that two policemen on-duty manning the […]
NGO questions police negligence
KUCHING: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has questioned the police for detaining a minor in an unsupervised lockup, which led to her alleged rape. Eliminating Deaths and Abuse in Custody Together (Edict) said juveniles detained in a lockup shall be cared for by at least one female officer pursuant to section 85 (b) of the Child […]
