Five Taiping wardens in dock tomorrow after January 2025 incident left inmates hurt, one dead

Five Taiping wardens in dock tomorrow after January 2025 incident left inmates hurt, one dead

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Five Taiping Prison wardens will face charges tomorrow over injuries sustained by three inmates in an incident that also led to a death in January last year, police confirmed today.The Royal Malaysia Police said investigation papers were returned by the Attorney General’s Chambers on June 29 with instructions to prosecute. One warden will be charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt, while tw…

5 Taiping prison wardens to be charged tomorrow over riot

More than 100 Taiping prison inmates were assaulted by about 60 wardens during a transfer exercise from Hall B to Block E on Jan 17 last year, resulting in one inmate’s death. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: Five prison wardens will be charged tomorrow with assaulting three detainees in the Taiping prison riot last year that resulted in the death of one inmate, says Bukit Aman. Federal criminal investigation department director M Kumar said one wa…

Why only five to be charged over Taiping Prison assaults despite CCTV showing multiple attackers, asks lawyer - Twentytwo13

Lawyer T. Shashi Devan is surprised that only five warders are slated to face charges tomorrow over assaults on Taiping Prison inmates in 2025 when video evidence had implicated other prison staff.