The mother of missing police detainee G Francis Udayapan has filed a police report accusing the police and Universiti Malaya Medical Centre pathologists of 'colluding to hide and suppress all evidence' in her son's case.

G Sara Lily (photo) lodged the report with the Brickfields police headquarters yesterday after she was allegedly given the runaround on the results of a DNA test done with her blood.

The test was done, upon the insistence of the police, to confirm whether a highly-decomposed body found in the Klang river last month was her son.

Sara had already identified the remains as that of Francis based on his tattoos and teeth deformity but her request for the body has been denied pending the DNA test.

The body was found on May 23, some three weeks after the 24-year-old VCD seller was said to have escaped from the Brickfields police headquarters by jumping into a nearby river.

However, Sara disputed this version and accused the police of foul play. Her claim was subsequently investigated and refuted by the federal police headquarters.

Francis, who hailed from Kuala Lumpur, was being held over a petty theft case.

PM must intervene

In her report, Sara, who gave a blood sample under protest on June 18, said she was told by investigating officer Nik Rosazhan Nik Abdul Hamid that the results will be known three days later.

"However since then he (Nik Rosazhan) has given my lawyers, family and those helping me the runaround," she added.

The police had earlier conducted a DNA test with a blood sample from Sara's husband but there was no match.

Meanwhile, Sara also called on Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, to whom she wrote a personal letter on June 26, and the Special Commission on the Police Force to intervene and instruct the police to release the body for burial.

Previously, it was reported that the commission was looking into the case due to the irregularities.

Criticis have also lambasted the commission and the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) for their sluggish approach in this issue.

Prior to the discovery of the remains, Francis' family had filed a report with Suhakam.

"The special commission and Suhakam do not seem to be acting urgently enough on the matter. Even if they are conducting investigations, the family has yet to be informed on the progress," said Police Watch and Human Rights Committee chairperson RN Rajah.

"They don't seem to be cooperating with us after we decided to trust them and cooperate." he added.

Suhakam officials and the police could not be contacted for comment.