A 35-year-old man detained for drug possession at a police station in Klang was found dead yesterday morning, 3 February.

Bukit Aman integrity and standards compliance department (Jabatan Integriti dan Pematuhan Standard (JIPS)) director Azri Ahmad said the man was found unconscious at 6.50am at the Pandamaran police station and was declared dead at 7.30am.

He said the cause of death was yet to be ascertained.

“The suspect was on a three-day remand to be investigated under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. He was initially arrested on 1 February. We will investigate the death,” Azri said in a statement.

This was the seventh death reported by Bukit Aman this year, with the latest being yesterday, involving a 38-year-old detainee in a drug use case at a prison in Kuantan.

An NGO has urged the attorney-general to conduct inquiries into every death in custody in the country.

This comes after police reported seven cases of custodial deaths in the first five weeks of 2022.

Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances (CAGED) also called on the authorities to answer several questions linked to these deaths.

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