Former police constable V. Navindran today began a three-year jail term for causing hurt to car thief suspect A. Kugan who died in police custody six years ago.
A three-man bench chaired by Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Raus Sharif said the trial judge in the Sessions Court came to the right conclusion in convicting Navindran.
"There is no reason to disturb the findings of the trial judge, which was also affirmed by the High Court," he said.
Navindran was on RM20,000 bail pending the outcome of his appeal.
On June 12, 2012, Shah Alam Sessions Court judge Aslam Zainuddin found Navindran guilty on two counts of causing hurt to Kugan, a victim of death in police custody.
Aslam sentenced Navindran to three years’ jail on each count but ordered it to be served concurrently.
Navindran was charged with causing hurt to Kugan, 23, at the interrogation room of the Taipan police station in USJ, Subang Jaya, at 7am and 4pm on January 16, 2009.
He was initially acquitted of the charges but the High Court later overturned the acquittal and ordered him to enter his defence.
Aslam said he found the defence a bare denial and ruled out Navindran’s alibi.
The constable had claimed he was not in the interrogation room during the incident.
Kugan’s death was initially classified as sudden death and attributed to water in his lungs according to an initial post-mortem report.
However, the case was reclassified as murder following a public outcry.
Eleven rank and file policemen were transferred to desk duty at the Selangor police headquarters but only one person – Navindran – was charged over the incident.
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- TMI
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