Man dies in Jinjang lock-up five days after remand

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A Nepali man died in the Jinjang lock-up in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, five days after he was remanded, an NGO said. In a statement, Eliminating Deaths and Abuse in Custody (Edict), said Dhan Bahdur, 26, was supposed to be held under remand from May 27 to June 30. However, he was recorded dead at 8.20am on Sunday by a paramedic from the Selayang Hospital. Edict said the body was not viewed by the coroner at the place of death, breaching the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). “The failure to view 'in-situ' has been alleged to be due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19 – we are not able to confirm this,” it said. Section 334 of the CPC states that all deaths in custody should be immediately informed to a magistrate. Section 330 states that in cases of suspected unnatural death, magistrates should view the body where it was found (in-situ) before it can be moved for post mortem e…