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Family rejects cops’ claim they followed SOPs in death in custody case

The next of kin want a murder investigation after autopsy revealed blunt force trauma to the head.

Family rejects cops’ claim they followed SOPs in death in custody case

Family rejects police claim they followed SOPs in Noorizwan Zulkefly's death in custody

Noorizwan Zulkefly, 42, died in police custody after being detained for 11 days without his family's knowledge. His brother, Nooranis Zulkefly, expressed outrage at the police's claims that they adhered to proper protocols. The family, accompanied by lawyers and civil society members, handed a memorandum of protest to the Inspector-General of Police, listing four main demands.

The family alleges that officers kept them in the dark, claimed Noorizwan had no next of kin, and concealed the cause of his death. Autopsy findings revealed 21 injuries, including brain hemorrhage and internal bleeding. The family demands a reclassification of the case as murder, suspension and arrest of involved officers, and a public explanation for the lack of family communication.

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