MP questions why police classified Cheras lock-up death as grievous hurt, not murder

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — DAP lawmaker RSN Rayer today called on the police to explain why the investigation into the death of Noorizwan Zulkefly was classified voluntarily hurt instead of murder.

Rayer cited news reports quoting Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk M Kumar, who said the death-in-detention case is investigated under Section 331 of the Penal Code, which deals with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort a confession or force the restoration of property.

The member of parliament for Jelutong said he felt the police decision was hasty, as the postmortem report on Noorizwan’s death had yet to be ready, with the cause of death still undetermined.

“I don’t agree that it’s being investigated under 331. By right it should be 302 of the Penal Code (murder),” Rayer said at a press conference in the Parliament building here.

“If the complete postmortem report is not even ready, why is the police seemingly hasty to classify it under Section 331? I am quoting the CID chief. But my question is if the complete report isn’t even ready, the cause of death is yet to be determined, why is the police rushing to classify it as 331?” The MP added.

Noorizwan, 42, died on October 1, while under detention at the Cheras district police headquarters lock-up.

News reports, quoting family members and their lawyers, indicated Noorizwan suffered nearly two dozen severe injuries based on preliminary postmortem findings.

Bukit Aman had classified the case under Section 331 following statements recorded by a forensic medical consultant at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz who conducted the postmortem, Kumar was quoted as saying.

The medical consultant confirmed signs of external injuries on several parts of the deceased’s body that are consistent with blunt-force trauma and was not self-inflicted, Kumar said.

The case has since drawn national attention and revived public scrutiny on the government’s pledge to reform detention procedures and end custodial deaths.

Addressing Parliament yesterday, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail pledged transparency in investigation and to punish the officers involved.

But Rayer said the authorities have not indicated if the officers who interrogated Noorizwan had been suspended.

“In any investigation papers, the officers involved will be named explicitly. So who are the officers who took Noorizwan out from the lock-up to be investigated, who are they?” The MP asked.

“Have they been identified? Have they been suspended with immediate effect? These are the questions they must answer. It’s not enough to issue the same statements that the case is being investigated.”

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吉隆坡，10月28日讯——民主行动党议员雷耶今天呼吁警方解释，为何将努里兹万·祖基菲利的死亡调查定性为自愿伤害而不是谋杀。

Rayer援引新闻报道，称武吉阿曼刑事调查部主任Datuk M Kumar表示，这起拘留期间死亡案件将根据《刑法》第331条进行调查，该条文涉及故意造成严重伤害以勒索供词或强迫归还财产的行为。

杰鲁通选区的国会议员表示，他认为警方的决定过于仓促，因为诺里兹万的尸检报告尚未出炉，死因仍未确定。

“我不认为应该根据刑法第331条进行调查。按理说，应该根据刑法第302条（谋杀罪）进行调查，”雷耶在议会大厦举行的新闻发布会上说。

“如果完整的尸检报告都还没出来，警方为何如此急于将其定性为第331条规定的谋杀案？我引用的是刑事调查局局长的话。但我的问题是，如果完整的报告还没出来，死因尚未确定，警方为何急于将其定性为第331条规定的谋杀案？”这位议员补充道。

42岁的努里兹万于10月1日在蕉赖区警察总部拘留所被拘留期间死亡。

新闻报道援引家属及其律师的话称，根据初步尸检结果，努里兹万遭受了近二十处严重伤害。

库马尔表示，武吉阿曼警察总部根据端姑慕赫里兹医院法医顾问进行的尸检所作的陈述，将该案列为第331条案件。

库马尔说，医疗顾问证实，死者身体多处有外伤迹象，符合钝器外伤的特征，并非自残所致。

该案件引起了全国的关注，并重新引发了公众对政府改革拘留程序和结束羁押期间死亡的承诺的审视。

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但雷耶表示，当局尚未表明审问努里兹万的警官是否已被停职。

“任何调查报告中都会明确列出涉事警员的姓名。那么，究竟是哪些警员把努里兹万从拘留室带出来接受调查的？他们是谁？”这位议员问道。

“他们的身份确定了吗？他​​们是否已被立即停职？这些问题他们必须回答。仅仅发表‘案件正在调查中’这样的声明是不够的。”

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