He said the police would submit investigation papers to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to ensure every aspect of the investigation was looked into, and also complied with all investigation procedures relating to cases of death in police custody under the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and Practice Direction 2/2019.

“In this context, the practice of referring investigation papers to the AGC is to obtain further advice and views on investigation procedures. This practice is to ensure that all legal provisions have been complied with and the investigation is complete,” he said in a statement last night.

He added that the investigation paper would be forwarded immediately to the Coroner’s Court for further action.

On Wednesday, police confirmed that there had been seven cases of death in police custody this year and investigations found that only one of them involved criminal elements.

Out of the seven cases reported, four of them were deaths in lockups. In two other cases, the suspect died at the hospital while a third died on the way to hospital.