JOHOR BARU: The parents of a 21-year-old remand inmate want answers after their son was hospitalised just a week after they last visited him. S. Pannir, 51, said he only learned of his son’s whereabouts after trying to visit him at Johor Baru Correctional Centre in Ulu Choh on Jan 23. He was shocked to … Read more
PETALING JAYA: A local man was detained for allegedly sodomising his foreigner gym buddy at a condominium here. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said the suspect was detained in Ipoh, Perak, by a team from the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters and Selangor state police headquarters at about 11.45am on Friday (July 12). … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the arrest and remand of Prabir Purkayastha, the chief editor of online news portal NewsClick, pertaining to a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A bench headed by justice BR Gavai ordered the release subject to Purkayastha furnishing surety and bail bond. The bench … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate, approached the Delhi High Court on Saturday, challenging his remand in the money laundering case linked to the Delhi Excise policy case. He sought an urgent hearing of the plea before Sunday, March 24.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief was arrested … Read more
Teresa Medhurst, the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service, has said that Scotland’s prisons are at a “tipping point”, given the extreme number of people incarcerated. The prison boss was interviewed, as part of the television documentary ‘Disclosure: Prisons On The Brink’ which aired on BBC One Scotland this week. “If I have to … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: A man under remand escaped from the centralised police lockup in Kepayan here on Saturday (Dec 16). The detainee, identified as Nazri Hassan, 33, was believed to have slipped out while being escorted by lockup staff to the interrogation room at about 12.30pm. Sabah Deputy Police Commissioner Deputy Comm Datuk Shahurinain Jais said … Read more
