K.Kugan's mother Indra Nalathamby leaving the court after their dicussion of their suits againts the police and goverment at Kuala Lumpur court, on 26 June 2013. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star.
Our enforcement officers must appreciate, if not be made to appreciate, that it is the cornerstone of our criminal justice system that a person, including a suspect, is innocent until proven guilty.
ON June 28, Justice Datuk V.T. Singham indeed retired with a bang! Two days before his retirement, he awarded RM751,709 in damages and another RM50,000 in costs to the family of Kugan Ananthan who died while in police custody on Jan 20, 2009.
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