I only came across two articles covering this sad and mysterious K. Suresh incident that indicates negligence on the part of the police, no matter what happened.
The first article is from Bernama, and has the depressing title: “Police find no element of crime in Suresh’s death” :| Again, let’s not forget the concept of criminal negligence.
The NST piece is aptly titled “It could have been carelessness“. Could? There’s no doubt that it was. Only thing is, the police are harping on the wrong carelessness as it were.
Selangor Police Chief Datuk Ismail Omar seems to be giving all the ‘right’ assurances (about the seriousness of the investigation) but asking all the wrong questions.
“The policemen who released that detainee should have checked the cell and ensured nothing had been left behind,” he fumed.
“Even if something had been left behind, such as the veil, why had it been left there for more than a month?
“Investigations are ongoing to verify the identity of the last suspect detained in the lock-up and who was responsible for releasing him.”
It is learnt that the closed- circuit television camera had also been switched off because the cell had not been used for a period of time.
Who gives a rat’s ass why or how some piece of cloth was left in the cell? The saree (or “Samarinda pelikat” :P ) isn’t what killed him. Either he killed himself, or somebody. Thanks to a (criminal?) oversight, it’s a bit hard to tell now isn’t it?
Yah, I also believe in turning lights off when you’re not using them, but CCTV’s are extremely important in this case. Liddat how do you expect us not to wonder if the CCTV’s weren’t ‘accidently’ left off?
Isn’t that what they’re there for? So that no doubt can be thrown on the good name of our police force?
As for Suresh, was he suicidal? Could he have had any reason to take his own life?
Stop chasing a piece of cloth, Datuk. Find out why your men weren’t watching their ward, and find out exactly what happened in that cell.
[...] I have no evidence however, and therefore can only be said to be speculating. The cause for my speculation is the ongoing case of K Suresh, as well as Suhakam’s recent findings on a case involving S. Henry – an 18 year old boy who died while being detained under the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance. [...]