On the way home on Wednesday (10 June) 53 years old Ganapragasam was detained by the police for the investigation for theft.
Only the following day when he was taken to court for remand order, his wife was informed about the nature of his arrest. According to his wife, she saw bruises on his face.
Ganapragasam told the magistrate that he was assaulted by the police while in their custody. However, on the 14 June (Sunday), the wife of the deceased was told to be at the mortuary of University Hospital.
No one was allowed to view the corpse except for his wife, not even his teen-age children. The next-of-kin, politicians and friends gathered at the compound of the mortuary waited for Ganapragasam’s wife with anxiety.
She related that she was only allowed to view her husband’s corpse which was tilted sideway with visible bruises. Other than looking at what her eyes were allowed to see, she was even disallowed to touch her husband’s body. The vital question is, WHY?
She decided to lodge a police report at the hospital police beat base with the help Miss Renuka, a lawyer from the Human Rights committee.
Only the following day when he was taken to court for remand order, his wife was informed about the nature of his arrest. According to his wife, she saw bruises on his face.
Ganapragasam told the magistrate that he was assaulted by the police while in their custody. However, on the 14 June (Sunday), the wife of the deceased was told to be at the mortuary of University Hospital.
No one was allowed to view the corpse except for his wife, not even his teen-age children. The next-of-kin, politicians and friends gathered at the compound of the mortuary waited for Ganapragasam’s wife with anxiety.
She related that she was only allowed to view her husband’s corpse which was tilted sideway with visible bruises. Other than looking at what her eyes were allowed to see, she was even disallowed to touch her husband’s body. The vital question is, WHY?
She decided to lodge a police report at the hospital police beat base with the help Miss Renuka, a lawyer from the Human Rights committee.
A press conference was held after which. Adun for Bukit Lanjang, Miss Elizabeth Wong and MP Sivarasa were on hand to assist the bereaved family.
It was so timely that when the press conference was over, Ganapragasam’s wife received a short message from one police inspector asking her to be at Sri Damansara police station who wanted to record her statement. She was exhausted and down over the incident and Elizabeth told the police that they could record her statement only when the wife is ready.
It is with hope and expectation that the coming events to follow on Ganapragasam’s case, more Malaysians will come out to give their moral support to this bereaved family. Since the government is promulgating 1Malaysia, this is the time to support such call. Don't wait until it comes to you and by then, there will be no one left to help you through!With such repeated cases of death at police custody, the civil society must be made aware and to remember that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
OMG! Not again, and so soon after the last incident. When will this end, when will they start to respect God's being.
ReplyDeleteI am sure the new Minister has a ready answer.
May God bless yr soul Ganaprgasam!
why wasting time talking.....Take Action Pakatan....organize relly...i join u
ReplyDeleteThanks for highlighting this... and great coverage, too!
ReplyDeleteGet a postmortem done by an independent doctor and pathologist. Make pictures are taken for all the injuries external and internal.
ReplyDeleteWhat in the world is going on? Why suspects have to beaten in a lock-up?
Common on Human right lawyers where are you all?
POLICE STATE...Its just a matter of time.
ReplyDeleteWhen politicians cover up their crimes with the help of the police what would naturally and eventually happen is the police officers at the higher levels follow suit. It is the case of politicians manipulating the police,the judiciary and the civil apparatus for their own interest. And today,the police is out of control so is the judiciary. If you look back ,the man responsible for bringing about all this disaster is none other Dr.Mahathir. You can say what happened to Annuar Ibrahim is sort of " blessing in disquise",otherwise nothing would have been exposed if the victims were not Ummno and BN. Dr.Mahathir is responsible for all that has gone wrong with Malaysia.He destroyed one of the best police forces and judciary in the world. We are in the mess today because of him. It would take concerted effort to bring back an indepentant police force and judiciary as long as UMNOputras continue to manipulate them.
ReplyDeleteeye for an eye. you kill you pay..indian still malaysian. we can do it.
ReplyDeleteKUGAN and many more Indians have gone...One more to the List... Are we waiting to increase the numbers and enjoy posting comments, and sooner or later,the murdered victims be forgotten..??
ReplyDeleteCan PKR< DAP and PAS do something or anything at all..to put a stop to these murders...
Why has it to be Indians all the time... ???
I'm copying this page and forwarding it to as many Foreign Media, Human Rights watch and other International Organistions..
Can all who read this article do the same and pass it on>>>??
What has happened to Kugan's case, Prabakarn's, and all the others..??? Justice was never served, and never will be..
Are we going to wait for it to happen to us, and then "Jump"..?
This is getting out of hand.... ACT NOW, Before it's too late... YOU'RE NEXT, I'M NEXT, WE ARE ALL NEXT - But we MUST be Indians...
The hatred for the present day Govt and Police Force is at it's height.... Hatred is building up among the Indians... It has to explode sometime... But When..????
Double standard. Najib is innocent until proven otherwise. The opposition should stop attacking the PM till they can produce evidence.
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