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Malaysia: Government must inve
The Malaysian authorities must initiate an independent, impartial, prompt and effective investigation into the death of 22-year-old Kugan Ananthan, Amnesty International said today, amid reports that he may have been tortured in police custody.
The young man died on 20 January after being held for five days in the Taipan Police station in Subang Jaya in west Malaysia on suspicion of stealing cars. State Police Chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar has said that Kugan was being questioned by an investigating officer when he asked for a glass of water and suddenly collapsed. Police initially cl... Read more
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Iran's police chief acknowledg
Iran's police chief is acknowledging that protesters detained in postelection unrest were abused in custody, but says the deaths of detainees were caused by illness, not torture.
The police commander, Gen. Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam, has fired the head of a detention facility that was ordered closed last month.
Three guards at the Kahrizak prison have also been detained on charges of mistreating prisoners.
Human rights groups have identified at least three protesters they say died after being detained at Kahrizak. But the police chief says deaths were caused by viruses.
His remarks were reported by state media Sunday.
Lawmaker Hamid Reza Katouzian rejected the statement and said detainees were murdered.
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