The public inquiry into the death of police detainee S Balamurugan revealed how racial and derogatory slurs were posted in a WhatsApp group chat regarding his condition.

The WhatsApp group comprised policemen from the North Klang district police headquarters.

Some of the messages were read out when district CID chief ASP Norsanizam Nordin's testified before the Enforcement Agency's Integrity Commission (EAIC) hearing.

After a picture showing Balamurugan in a weakened state was posted in the chat, lawyer Eric Paulsen, who is representing the deceased's family, quoted one of the messages as stating, "Keling ini macam mana, boss? Dia macam nak mampus." (What about this keling, boss? He looks like he may die.)

Norsanizam, the 28th witness, responded that such messages were inappropriate in a work group chat and that he took immediate action after seeing them.

"I took action and emphasised in the meeting the next day that this is an official group chat for official business," he said...