Malaysia Oversight

Cops beat, burned ‘suspect’ who turned out to be the wrong guy

By MkiniEN in December 22, 2025 – Reading time 1 minute
Cops beat, burned 'suspect' who turned out to be the wrong guy


Lawyer Latheefa Koya said a 20-year-old man was allegedly beaten and burned by police during an arrest, only for officers to admit later that they had detained the wrong person.

Speaking to a press conference at Lawyers for Liberty’s office in Petaling Jaya today, the former MACC chief commissioner was armed with CCTV recordings taken from the victim’s grandfather’s house in Banting, , where he was arrested on Nov 15.

The recordings depicted… 



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