SHAH ALAM: A policeman from the North Klang District Police Headquarters (IPD) whose negligence led to the escape of a rape suspect from the lock-up last Monday, has been suspended, said Selangor police chief Datuk Seri Abdul Samah Mat.He said although there were some weaknesses to the design of the headquarters located at a two-storey shophouse lot, the negligence of the policeman gave the suspect a greater chance to escape.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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According to Abdul Samah, the department had opened two investigation papers, one against the detainee, and another against the policeman.
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"Preliminary investigations found that there was carelessness on the part of the policeman involved, and it was clearly due to this negligence that the suspect found the time, space, and opportunity to escape through the toilet," he told reporters here Wednesday. – Bernama