A. Ganapathy died on April 18 while having treatment at Selayang Hospital after he was sent there from police custody. – Picture courtesy of A. Ganapathy’s family, May 1, 2021.
THE attorney-general has the power to call for an inquest to determine the cause of death of A. Ganapathy, who died in police custody, said Gobind Singh Deo. In a Facebook post, the Puchong member of parliament said Attorney-General Idrus Harun could use section 339 of the penal code, which empowers the public prosecutor, in cases of such deaths, to call for an independent inquiry.
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Would he? Hmm