She asked for the findings to be disclosed to the government and the public within a week.

In a statement today, the Batu Kawan MP said while she welcomed Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador’s assurance that those responsible will be charged in court, it was imperative that the surveillance systems at all police stations be examined.

Sarawak police commissioner Aidi Ismail had said the CCTVs at the Miri central police station, where the incident allegedly took place, did not have a recording function and could only be monitored live by the officer on duty.

Kasthuri said this admission was a “revelation of the state of affairs of our police stations”.

She also questioned why, despite the RM16 billion allocated to the home affairs ministry in the 2021 federal budget, the police had only been allocated RM8 million, “with no mention of equipment like cameras or CCTVs”.

Under the Pakatan Harapan administration, she said, RM73 million was announced by then de facto law minister Liew Vui Keong for police lock-ups nationwide to be equipped with CCTVs for accountability and integrity.

“What is the status of the funds allocated and have they been used to purchase or upgrade CCTVs for police stations in the country?” she asked.