10-year-old boy alleges 10 hours of torture by cops
Posted by chaanakyan on August 22, 2008
A 10-year-old school has alleged that Kampar police tortured him for about 10 hours last Wednesday after he was accused of committing theft by his teacher.
N. Logeswaran’s father Nagarajan, 51, lodged a police report last Friday on behalf of his son who accused the police of subjecting him to physical torture and trauma.
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Nagarajan said his son was handcuffed to his back and police choked him, hung him upside down during interrogation.
Logeswaran was also threatened and terrorised with a parang and a gun held by policemen if he did not admit stealing the teacher’s belongings. His legs were also bound and had his head banged against the wall, resulting in large swell on the back of his head.
He also alleged police attempted to burn his private parts with a lighted plastic covering but his son managed to wriggle away and the burning plastic drippings burned his right foot.
Logeswaran was released after his mother P. Santhi posted a RM500 police bail and will face a charge in the Kampar magistrate ’s court at 8.30am on Sept 9.
Logeswaran’s ordeal started when his school teacher N.Kristina,of SRK Kampar went to his house last Tuesday and complained to Santhi that her son had stolen RM700, her identity card, driving licence and other documents from her.
Kristina then checked Logeswaran’s pockets and his school bag but did not find her belongings.
The following day, at about 12.30pm, Logeswaran was picked up by police in his school and taken to the Kampar police station for interrogation.
Santhi rushed to the police station but she was not allowed to see her son as the interrogation was in progress.
She heard her son crying out in pain and after 10 hours of interrogation, Logeswaran was released at 10.30pm.
Logeswaran complained of severe pain on the back of his head which was swollen and he started to vomitting.
The next day, Nagarajan then took his son to the Kampar Hospital where the doctor told Nagarajan to get a police request for a medical examination Form 59, as this was a police case and only then will the hospital conduct the medical examination of his son.
However, the doctor told Nagarajan that his son had suffered head injuries and had to see a specialist in Ipoh Hospital for further evaluation of his head injuries.
Logeswaran was warded in Ipoh Hospital for two days and then discharged.
Today, Logeswaran and his parents together with Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) central committee member Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj and other PSM members were in the state police headquarters to hand over a memorandum to CPO DCP Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah, urging him to take action against the Kampar police personnel who allegedly tortured Logeswaran.
Logeswaran’s lawyer G. Balasunderam, 50, said the Penal Code under Section 82 states: “Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under 10 years of age.” Logeswaran is only nine years and 10 months old.
Balasunderam said under the Child Act 2001, a child suspect should be under the supervision of a welfare officer when interrogated by police.
He is giving the police 14 days to respond to the memorandum and punish the culprits, failing which legal action will be instituted against Kampar police and SRK Kampar.
by Humayun Kabir
mano said
surprise, never seen in newspaper.report it to suhakam
manor said
could,perak makkal sakti help
Thila said
It’s clear nothing committed by a child under 10 is offence. So what is there to investigate. Proceed to charge the person(s) is/are responsible for the torture of this child. Is the police personalls are good in torturing only the child and women.
Recently there was a broke in at my sister place. She came up back in time when the intruder was still in the room ransacking. THe moment he realise her presence he excaped thru the ceiling (its an 5 storey flat and her’s is the top). Immediately neigbours were alerted and both (the only ones)entraces where the intruder can came down was guarded to avoid him from coming down. The police arrived the storey told. The policemen said he cannnot go up to check reason another team to do so but request my sister’s husband to go up (kalau u berani) [note this] and they will remain down to ‘KEPONG” so obviously the policemen are not bound to do their duty here?, Then it was late evening before the other team arrive only to take photos of the mess done to the place and left. So this gives the ample opportunity for the intrude to hide there and leave sound and safe. Of course no one will be caught after this whatever lost is forever lost.
So policemen are only good in torturing children and women its clear in case of all indian involvement