The lawyer representing the family of the late G Jestus Kevin has urged the Attorney-General’s Chambers to charge the inmates allegedly responsible for Kevin’s death when in police custody five years ago.
M Visvanathan said the officers on duty at the police lockup in Bentong, Pahang, should also be held accountable for leaving Kevin unattended after he was beaten by two inmates in his cell, as seen in CCTV footage during last month’s inquest into Kevin’s death.
During the inquest, coroner Sazlina Shafie said Kevin, who was unattended after he was beaten up, could have been saved if the police had sought medical treatment for him.
Visvanathan said the two inmates should be charged with murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder, while the “appropriate…