YOURSAY 'Are there different laws for murderers here - one for those who wear uniforms and another for those who don't?'

PKR: Act on custodial death, or face protests

Jbsuara: There is no mechanism to check the police and likewise their political masters, and this has lead to the recurrence of deaths in custody.

It is deeply disturbing but somehow, custodial deaths are not going to stop if the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) is not formed and the culprits are still at large.

Where is Hindraf, MIC, Suhakam? Tears have been shed by many over the years by those who lost their loved ones. Yet more young lives will continue to be taken away if this issue is not resolved soon.

Myop101: For whatever remaining dignity the police still have, please set up the IPCMC to restore their credibility.

It is quite obvious they need to be watched and made accountable to an independent body rather than the Home Ministry which seemed hapless in addressing deaths in custody.

Pahatian: Shame on the men in blue. They act effectively and efficiently on flimsy charges regarding the general public but are lax or even totally ignore heinous crimes committed within their own prison walls.

I bet N Dharmendran would still be alive if he was confined in Guantanamo.

Psycho: My deepest condolences to the family of the late N Dharmendran.

But PKR vice-president N Surendran and PKR human rights and legal affairs bureau deputy chairperson S Jayathas are misleading the Indians and are resorting to cheap publicity.

Unlike other lock-up deaths, this time the police has classified the case as murder. Let them investigate.

Multi Racial: See our point? What can MIC and PPP do? Nothing. Now they have Hindraf chief P Waythamoorthy as a deputy minister, but what has changed?

Nothing, except that Waythamoorthy is probably particular on how his office should be renovated.

Umno and the government just do not care about others. In the end, it is the opposition which has to take up the cause.

2zzzxxx: Why is there still no arrest? As usual, they are looking for a fall guy in the police force to take all the blame.

Holden: Perhaps they haven't found a convenient Indian scapegoat to pin this on. So what's the spin, police?

Are there different laws for murderers in this country - one for those who wear uniforms and another for those who don't?

What do human rights monitors say about these deaths in custody in Malaysia? We must have broken some world record with these deaths?

Sgtdinoz: Let's hope that the crowd which had fought for Teoh Beng Hock's cause would also fight for this cause.

Anonymous_40f4: Why has it always to be PKR, Surendran and Jayathas who have to fight for the rakyat. Where is MIC, Hindraf and PPP?

The police will say the CCTV camera in Dharmendran's cell was out of order, so sorry, no CCTV recordings.

They are just like the Election Commission and their indelible ink ‘con' which cost RM10 million. That's good money for all cronies.

Datos: We hope the self-appointed representative for Indians in Malaysia is currently looking into the matter.

But Waytha, try not to drag this and solve it only after five years. By then, there may not be any more Indians.

Clever Voter: Police brutality is unacceptable; whoever is responsible cannot be protected and go scot-free. In the absence of credible action, how then does society be assured they will have protection?

Hplooi: This is serious. I would like to believe the majority of the rank-and-file in the police are honest, law-abiding people who believe in their innate ability to do right. But for this to happen time and again points to serious flaws in the system.

Is it the standard operating procedures, the training, the culture of indiscipline? Or does it point to deeper racial polarisation infecting the very institution supposed to uphold justice and public safety?

The PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) is yet another broken institution which needs fixing.

Kingfisher: The PDRM's credibility has been on the decline for some years now. Hopefully those in power see the writing on the wall and take necessary measures to arrest further decline in its reputation and prestige in the public eye.

If aggrieved and frustrated members of society dissent and react as a major grouping against the PDRM, this will be disastrous for the stability and well-being of the nation.

The PDRM is an important and indispensable national agency/institution. It cannot expect to carry out its operations purely on the strength of arms alone. It has to engage the people unarmed as well. Let there be sensible leaders.

JMC: It looks like the people have to rally against everything that is wrong in this country. The enforcement of law has failed miserably and we have a situation where those in power can get away with the most heinous of crimes.

The Indian MPs must rise up or leave BN if the members of their community continue to be persecuted and killed in custody.

What are they doing in BN if the party cannot protect the people whom they represent? Why still the ‘nambikei' in Najib when he fails to protect your people?

See3: New inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar, certainly doesn't inspire confidence that justice will be served, judging from his poor record from the time he was chief police officer (CPO) of Selangor.

Police detainee A Kugan and Aminulrasyid Amzah, a 15-year-old shot by police, all met with untimely deaths and left their respective families with little recourse for justice.

It's time to stand up to prevent more unnecessary custodial deaths.

Ib: The silence on the part of the prime minister and new home minister is deafening. Are they leaders worth following? Or is it just proof that the ruling government is morally bankrupt?

Malaysiawatch4: The police are so quick to arrest peaceful protesters but when people get murdered in their lock-ups, they form yet another task force.

They should have arrested the duty officer and those involved in interrogating Dharmendran, and remand them for five days.

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