Police deny using excessive force against Chang
BernamaPublished: Jan 16, 2013 10:39 PM | Updated: Jan 16, 2013 10:41 PM
The police have denied that excessive force was used against a crime suspect who was found dead in a lockup at the USJ8 Subang Jaya police station on Monday.
The police have denied that excessive force was used against a crime suspect who was found dead in a lockup at the USJ8 Subang Jaya police station on Monday.
The police have denied that excessive force was used against a crime suspect who was found dead in a lockup at the USJ8 Subang Jaya police station on Monday.
Subang Jaya police chief ACP Yahaya Ramli said Chang Chin Te, 30, who was arrested together with three other suspects on Jan 10 for allegedly being members an armed robbery gang, was found lying face down with his mouth foaming when the police checked on them in the lockup at 8.05am.
“The police immediately contacted the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), and a pathologist and a forensic personnel, who checked on the suspect pronounced him dead,” he told reporters in Petaling Jaya today.
He said a three-hour autopsy concluded there was no physical injury on the body, but the suspect’s wife lodged a police report at the Sungai Buloh police station last night, claiming that she found injury marks on her husband’s hands and feet.
“As a result, the police have set up a team to carry out investigations into the case. I hope the suspect’s death is not politicised,” he added.
Chang, who was from Kampung Subang, Shah Alam, was one of four suspects aged between 19 and 36 arrested in Subang Jaya following public information and police intelligence.
The first suspect was caught at a hotel in USJ 1 at 3.30pm where the police found three Nissan car keys, Syabu weighing 1.3g, two mobile phones and the hotel receipt in his rucksack, said Yahaya.
He said the police later hauled up three more suspects, including Chang, at a house in USJ 3 and seized 21 handbags and wallets, a samurai sword, seven mobile phones, and a Proton Saga car with a false registration number.
They are being remanded until Friday and are being investigated under Sections 395 and 397 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, an assistant engineer and a mechanic were arrested for alleged possession of three fake pistols and a pair of handcuffs at a road block along Jalan Subang USJ 20, Subang Jaya, on Monday.
Yahaya said the duo aged 23 and 25 were believed to be heading for Bandar Sunway to sell the fake pistols, which were bought in southern Thailand, when the police stopped their car at 11.30pm.
“The pistols, which look like Pietro Beretta pistols, are believed to be used to shoot lizards,” he said, adding that the duo offered the fake pistols for RM450 each through the lelong.com website and six people were already interested in buying them.
Yahaya said the two suspects were remanded until tomorrow and the case was being investigated under Section 36 (1) of the Firearms Act for possessing and importing arms.
- Bernama
Subang Jaya police chief ACP Yahaya Ramli said Chang Chin Te, 30, who was arrested together with three other suspects on Jan 10 for allegedly being members an armed robbery gang, was found lying face down with his mouth foaming when the police checked on them in the lockup at 8.05am.
“The police immediately contacted the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), and a pathologist and a forensic personnel, who checked on the suspect pronounced him dead,” he told reporters in Petaling Jaya today.
He said a three-hour autopsy concluded there was no physical injury on the body, but the suspect’s wife lodged a police report at the Sungai Buloh police station last night, claiming that she found injury marks on her husband’s hands and feet.
“As a result, the police have set up a team to carry out investigations into the case. I hope the suspect’s death is not politicised,” he added.
Chang, who was from Kampung Subang, Shah Alam, was one of four suspects aged between 19 and 36 arrested in Subang Jaya following public information and police intelligence.
The first suspect was caught at a hotel in USJ 1 at 3.30pm where the police found three Nissan car keys, Syabu weighing 1.3g, two mobile phones and the hotel receipt in his rucksack, said Yahaya.
He said the police later hauled up three more suspects, including Chang, at a house in USJ 3 and seized 21 handbags and wallets, a samurai sword, seven mobile phones, and a Proton Saga car with a false registration number.
They are being remanded until Friday and are being investigated under Sections 395 and 397 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, an assistant engineer and a mechanic were arrested for alleged possession of three fake pistols and a pair of handcuffs at a road block along Jalan Subang USJ 20, Subang Jaya, on Monday.
Yahaya said the duo aged 23 and 25 were believed to be heading for Bandar Sunway to sell the fake pistols, which were bought in southern Thailand, when the police stopped their car at 11.30pm.
“The pistols, which look like Pietro Beretta pistols, are believed to be used to shoot lizards,” he said, adding that the duo offered the fake pistols for RM450 each through the lelong.com website and six people were already interested in buying them.
Yahaya said the two suspects were remanded until tomorrow and the case was being investigated under Section 36 (1) of the Firearms Act for possessing and importing arms.
- Bernama
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