Wednesday, November 26, 2008

BLAME THE POLICE: an easy way out.

From Malaysiakini
Indian M'sians 'dying in police custody'
Athi Veeranggan | Nov 26, 08 5:05pm
With the recent death of yet another Indian Malaysian, two PKR leaders say it is time an independent commission investigates such incidents.

From Yorkshire Evening Post, UK
Sisters blame police over brother's death
- 20 Nov 2008
A jury inquest this week heard that Mr Camm was left dying of a brain haemorrhage in police cells for 24 hours while custody staff, who wrongly assumed he ...


From The Associated Press

China police killer is executed
- 5 hours ago
... out to avenge torture in police custody was executed Wednesday. Yang Jia was executed in Shanghai after China's highest court upheld his death sentence, ...

From Sky News, UK
'Hero' Police Murderer Executed
- 15 minutes ago
He claimed he suffered psychological damage because police beat him while he was in custody. After his compensation claims were rejected, he appeared to ...

Times of India, India
7 years later, two found guilty of lock-up death
- 11 hours ago
... police station but there was no entry made to show that the Dattu Dessai had been released, suggesting that he was in custody at the time of his death. ...

Today's Zaman, Turkey
Prison guards, police indicted for Çeber's death
- 10 hours ago
Çeber and three of his friends -- Özgür Akkaya, Cihan Gün and Aysu Baykal -- were taken into custody in İstanbul in early October for reportedly selling the ...

Fiji Times, Fiji
Death driver in police custody
- 22 Nov 2008
The driver, who is in police custody, dumped the 42-year-old fisherman while fleeing from an accident scene on Friday night. Police believe the driver ...

KCBD-TV, TX
Lubbock Police Name A Suspect In Suspicious Death
- 24 Nov 2008
... Police Captain Greg Stevens said. Follis was in custody Monday night for an unrelated charge. She had not officially been charged in Bufkin's death.