Ex-Esscom intel chief says he was held in dark room in RM190mil suit
TAWAU: Former Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscomm) intelligence chief Senior Assistant Commissioner (R) Datuk Mat Zaki Md Zain claimed he was held in a dark room during detention over a murder investigation.
Former Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscomm) intelligence chief Datuk Mat Zaki Md Zain claimed in a RM190 million lawsuit that he was held in a dark room known as Blok Insaf during detention over a murder investigation. Mat Zaki stated that this room was commonly used to house prisoners considered disruptive, violent, or mentally unwell, and his placement in the block was ordered by the police as a form of pre-trial punishment that subjected him to physical, mental, and psychological pressure.
However, during cross-examination, he agreed that the Prisons Department and police were separate agencies with different legal powers, and that prison management, cell control, and block assignments were not entirely under their authority.
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