PETALING JAYA: A detainee at the Penor Prison in Kuantan died yesterday after complaining of chest pain.
In a statement, Bukit Aman’s Integrity and Standards Compliance Department director Azri Ahmad said the 38-year-old detainee was brought to the Indera Mahkota centralised lock-up last Tuesday to attend a hearing under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 today.
The detainee complained of chest pain on Friday and was taken to Hospital Kuantan for treatment.
Yesterday, the hospital told police that the detainee had died due to tuberculosis.
“The Integrity and Standards Compliance Department’s custodial death investigation unit will investigate the case,” said Azri.
This is the sixth death of a detainee that Azri’s department has reported this year.