Madpet calls for contempt of court against home minister, IGP

Published: Feb 3, 2022 12:30 PM

The Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (Madpet) has called for contempt of court against those responsible for obstructing inquests in custodial death cases from being completed within the required time frame.

In the group’s statement today, Madpet’s list of individuals includes Hamzah Zainudin, Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani and other law enforcement officers such as the prosecutors.

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