Only ‘Minimal Force’ Used, Says Taiping Prison Officer

Only ‘minimal force’ used, says Taiping prison officer

Enforcement assistant Hairie Jumri tells the Suhakam inquiry, however, the meaning of the term is 'subjective'.

Suhakam chairman rebukes Prison Department official’s justification for Taiping prisoner beatings - Twentytwo13

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) public inquiry into alleged human rights violations at Taiping Prison took a dramatic turn today when a prison official suggested that an officer may have been justified in hitting inmates due to provocation. Dzulizwar Bakir admitted there was no justification for his aggressive actions towards the prisoners on Jan 17, but revealed he had lost control after harsh and insulting words, including th…