The Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that the police and the government were liable over the death in custody of S Balamurugan five years ago.

In a media statement, counsel Zaid Malek - from Lawyers for Liberty - confirmed that the court decided in favour of the family of the deceased in their civil action to hold the authorities responsible for his death on Feb 8, 2017.

The family’s lawyer said the civil court will set another date to...