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The family and supporters of Noorizwan Zulkefly are planning to march to Parliament tomorrow to demand justice for his death in police custody and to urge the establishment of a rapid response Police Integrity Commission. The demonstration, organized by Lawyers for Liberty (LFL), will be accompanied by the family, friends of Noorizwan, civil society organizations, lawyers, and concerned citizens.

They intend to hand over a memorandum to Members of Parliament to hold those involved accountable. LFL's chairperson, Rania Aljunied, stated that the investigation into Noorizwan's death has not been classified as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code and there are no police officers who have been charged or detained following Noorizwan's death on October 1st, 2021.

The protest is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM at Taman Tugu before moving to Parliament. Noorizwan, 42, was arrested on September 19th this year on suspicion of drug possession, theft, and housebreaking. He was detained at IPD Cheras before being transferred to Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (HUKM) on September 30th and was confirmed dead the following day.

The protest comes in the wake of conflicting testimonies from Bukit Aman officials who initially claimed Noorizwan suffered external injuries but no internal bleeding, as well as the cause of death still pending further autopsy analysis. They have questioned why the autopsy classified the death as sudden and urged the Attorney General, Dusuki Mokhtar, to intervene and have the case re-investigated as a homicide, in addition to requesting a special task force be formed at Bukit Aman to take over the investigation.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has instructed Police Chief Khalid Ismail to ensure a thorough and transparent investigation into Noorizwan's death. Khalid has directed the Criminal Justice Department of Bukit Aman to investigate the death and stated that there were several unusual injuries on the detainee's body.