Kenyataan Kumpulan Kerja Hak Asasi Manusia BERSAMA bertarikh 14 Oktober 2026, disiarkan melalui Facebook Wong Chen. Teks penuh bahasa Inggeris daripada dokumen asal tiga halaman disiarkan di bawah; tajuk dan ringkasan Bahasa Melayu disediakan oleh Ayuh Malaysia.
Ringkasan
Kumpulan Kerja Hak Asasi Manusia BERSAMA menuntut siasatan bebas dan telus terhadap kematian Noorizwan Zulkefly dalam tahanan, penjelasan Menteri Dalam Negeri serta pembaharuan SOP lokap dalam tempoh tiga bulan.
Perkara Utama
- Penjelasan Menteri Dalam Negeri mengenai makluman kepada keluarga dan kecederaan yang dilaporkan.
- Siasatan bebas dan telus dengan penyertaan masyarakat sivil.
- Komitmen mengambil tindakan jenayah terhadap pihak bertanggungjawab jika siasatan menemui salah laku.
- Pembaharuan SOP dalam tiga bulan, termasuk CCTV, pemeriksaan kesihatan, akses peguam dan pemberitahuan kepada keluarga.
Kenyataan
Madani Government Must Be Transparent and Accountable for the Death in Custody of Noorizwan Zulkefly
The Working Group on Human Rights of BERSAMA appalled by the latest reported death in police custody of Noorizwan Zulkefly, who died on 1 October 2026. Noorizwan was reportedly arrested by the police on 20 September and then detained at the Cheras District Police Headquarters lock-up. He was 42 years old.
According to Noorizwan’s family, the police failed to inform them of his detention for a period of 12 days. More disturbingly, Noorizwan’s family were also informed by a pathologist that the cause of death was blunt-force trauma, with multiple broken ribs and spinal injuries. These grave allegations demand an independent, swift and transparent investigation, the results of which must be made public and appropriate criminal actions taken against those responsible.
BERSAMA notes that the rising number of deaths in police custody is deeply alarming. In a Parliamentary reply by the Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution in July 2024, he stated that there were 24 deaths in custody from January 2022 to May 2024; in other words, 24 cases over a 28 months period. In another more recent Parliamentary reply in February 2026, the same minister stated that the number of deaths in custody for the entire 12 months of the year 2025 was 42. This is an alarming four-fold increase compared to his earlier reply. This surging upward trend raises serious questions about the effectiveness of existing policies and safeguards for suspects in custody.
Noorizwan’s death, against the backdrop of this disturbing trend, is particularly disappointing because Pakatan Harapan had campaigned vigorously against deaths in custody while being in the Opposition. Pakatan Harapan leaders were once very vocal in demanding for justice and accountability as per the cases of A. Kugan, Teoh Beng Hock and N. Dhamendran. Yet, after assuming federal power in November 2022, Pakatan Harapan’s longstanding human rights advocacy has completely failed to translate into actual improvements nor meaningful reforms.
BERSAMA demands the following;
1. That the Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail immediately address two pertinent questions; (a) why the police allegedly kept Noorizwan’s family in the dark throughout his 12-day detention, and (b) provide definitively details of the injuries suffered by Noorizwan;
2. That the Madani Government appoint an independent investigative body with civil society members therein, to promptly investigate the case;
3. That the Madani Government must now publicly declare that if the independent body uncovers any wrongdoings, that the Government will undertake to criminally charge those responsible; and
4. That the Madani Government revise and table a more comprehensive SOP reforms within three (3) months of this statement; including installing more CCTVs in lock-ups with no blind spots, providing immediate health checks for any injuries suffered in custody, prompt access to lawyers for those injured and prompt notification to family members of all injuries.
It is high time for the Madani Government to undertake comprehensive reforms, strengthen independent oversight of law enforcement agencies, and take effective measures to end deaths in custody. No one should lose their life while in the custody of the state.
Justice for Noorizwan Zulkefly. End deaths in custody now!
BERSAMA will stand in solidarity with the family of Noorizwan and we will join the upcoming peaceful gathering on 17 October.
14 October 2026
On behalf of the Working Group on Human Rights BERSAMA
WONG CHEN, Head of the Working Group on Human Rights NG YAP HWA FAIZAL RAHMAN LAU YI LEONG SEAH JHEN PEI RABIATUL ADAWIYAH SULAIMAN WONG IVAN
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