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Edict lauds coroner's pinning detainee's death on police negligence
Published:  Sep 11, 2020 5:17 PM
Updated: 9:53 AM

Human rights NGO Eliminating Deaths And Abuse In Custody Together (Edict) has welcomed the decision of coroner Mahyon Talib in the inquest into the death of detainee Benedict Thanillas who was found dead in the Jinjang centralised lockup facility in July 2017.

The coroner found that there were negligence and dereliction of duty by the police leading to Benedict's death, said Edict in a statement today...


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