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Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) director Rania Aljunied has called for the reclassification of the investigation into the death of detainee Noorizwan Zulkefly, who died in police custody after being found with 21 serious injuries, including brain haemorrhage and internal bleeding. The case is currently being investigated under Section 331 of the Penal Code, which deals with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort a confession, but Rania argues it should be investigated as murder under Section 302, as the injuries resulted in death. She stated that the classification must reflect the harm that occurred, noting that a pathologist confirmed Noorizwan died from blunt-force trauma to the head.
Bukit Aman CID director M Kumar said the full autopsy report confirming the cause of death has not yet been obtained, though injuries were consistent with blunt-force trauma and not self-inflicted. Rania rejected the delay, saying further tests would not change the finding of blunt-force trauma. LFL urged Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail to reclassify the case and called on the attorney-general to intervene to ensure the investigation follows the evidence and the law.
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