Federal Court grants govt, police leave to appeal death-in-custody rulings
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here today granted the government and police leave to appeal against a ruling that held them liable for the death of gravedigger Mohd Fadzrin Zaidi, who was found hanging in a police lock-up in 2019.
On January 26, the Court of Appeal affirmed a High Court ruling that held the government and police liable for the death of Mohd Fadzrin Zaidi, a gravedigger found hanged in a police lock-up in 2019. The Federal Court granted the government and police leave to appeal against this decision, as well as a separate case brought by the family of security guard M. Thinagaran, who also claimed negligence in his death.
Fadzrin, 29, was arrested during a drug raid and died in police custody on November 21, 2019. His mother, Fadhelah Othman, filed a lawsuit in 2022, which resulted in a High Court ruling in May 2024 that found the police negligent and awarded damages to Fadhelah. The Court of Appeal reduced the damages to RM97,600, but the Federal Court will now review the case.
Thinagaran, 31, died in 2019 while detained at a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency lock-up in Klang. His family sought to appeal a Court of Appeal decision overturning a finding of negligence against the government and related parties.
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