Kugan’s family wins suit
The court found that all defendants, including current Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar were liable.
Alyaa Azhar, FMT
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has awarded RM851,700 in damages to the family of A Kugan, who died in police custody four years ago.
Judge VT Singham today said the court found that all defendants, including current Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar were liable.
He said Khalid, who was the Selangor police chief at the time of Kugan’s death, was in particular liable to a charge of malfeasance while in public office.
Kugan’s mother, N Indra, filed the suit in January 2012, accusing the police of negligence and breach of statutory duty and had sought RM100 million in damages.
Other than Khalid, she named former Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Zainal Rashid Abu Bakar, Constable V Navindran, the then IGP and the government as defendants.
