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'People have lost faith in pol
The Iraqi people have lost faith in their police forces, some of whom are colluding with death squads and militias, Britain's outgoing ambassador to Iraq William Patey said yesterday.
"There is some evidence that some members of the police are actively engaged with death squads and with militias and taking orders and clearly they need to be identified, weeded out, prosecuted," he said.
"Undoubtedly the Iraqi people have lost confidence in the police. That's a question of leadership, it's a question of getting rid of the bad apples," Patey said.
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Malaysian woman sues police fo
A Malaysian housewife is suing the police for one million ringgit (US$300,300; €205,000) for allegedly beating up her son and causing his death while in custody, her lawyer said Monday.
Mohamad Rizal Sulaiman, 19, was detained March 31 in northern Kedah state on suspicion of being a drug addict and died in police custody on April 4, lawyer V. Rajadevan told The Associated Press.
Che Tom Isa, 57, claimed her son, a rubber tapper and the youngest of four siblings, was beaten up during the arrest and thrown into a police lockup despite his injuries, which led to his death, Rajadevan said.
She filed a suit in a Kedah high court Sunday, seeking one million ringgit (US$300,300; €205,000) in damages as well as another 3,300 ringgit (US$991; €676) for his funeral and other compensation, he added.
Police officials in Kedah declined to comment when contacted.
Malaysia's 80,000-strong police force has often been criticized for rdeaths of detainees in custody, violent tactics with suspects, corruption, abuse of power and inefficiency.
In April, an Indian woman sued the government and the police for 27 million ringgit (US$8.1 million; €5.5 million), claiming police killed her 23-year-old son in custody in 2004 and then covered up the murder. The police force denied any wrongdoing in the case.
Some 80 people died in detention between 2000 and 2004, according to official statistics.
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