Speed up probe into death of Nigerian PhD student, family tells cops

Speed up probe into death of Nigerian PhD student, family tells cops

Lawyers say the investigation papers have yet to be sent to the Attorney-General's Chambers four months after the incident.

The Bukit Jalil immigration detention centre where Nigerian PhD student Thomas Orhions Ewansiha died on July 9 (Reuters pic)
PETALING JAYA:
The family of a Nigerian doctorate student who died while in the custody of the immigration department on July 9, has urged police to speed up their investigation.

Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetrah Singh Sohanpa, the lawyers for the family of Thomas Orhions Ewansiha, said police had yet to submit their investigation papers four months after the incident.

“The prosecution division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers has confirmed that the investigation papers are yet to be completed as investigations are ongoing as stated in their letter dated Oct 25 to our firm,” they said in a joint statement today.

The statement noted that immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud had claimed that Thomas had suffered from a seizure while sleeping and was verified dead by an assistant medical officer.

The lawyers urged police to submit their investigation papers quickly so they can proceed with their request for an inquest into Thomas’ death.

The PhD student at Limkokwing University had been arrested alongside 19 others during a raid at the Desa Aman Puri Apartment in Kepong, Selangor.

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