RM 2.5 million judgement against Malaysian government for torture and abuse
Loaded up MalaysiaKini today to see the following headline on its front page:
Incredible! TheStar is not reporting anything yet online, but here is an excerpt from MalaysiaKini’s excellent reporting:
Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus in a landmark decision ruled that Abdul Malek’s arrest at the height of the reformasi demonstrations was unlawful and that he was assaulted under custody.
“The arrest and detention were made in bad faith under Article 5 of the Federal Constitution.
“The nature of interrogation was clearly for a political purpose and had nothing to do with genuine concern for national security,” Hishamudin told a packed courtroom.
….[The judge said:] “The despicable conduct of the then IGP Rahim Noor was shameful and a disgrace that shows a bad example to the department of men under his charge.
“The award of exemplary damages for the plaintiff is to show the abhorrence of the courts against the gross abuse of power by the police and the use of the ISA,” he asserted.
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