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Malaysia's Health Ministry has launched an independent inquiry into allegations that its medical staff engaged in misconduct during or after the Taiping Prison riot last January.
Five warders from Taiping Prison in Perak will face court charges tomorrow following an investigation into an alleged assault on inmates in January last year that killed one prisoner and injured several others.
The Malaysian Prisons Department has charged one officer in connection with a January 2025 incident at Taiping Prison that resulted in detainee Gan Chin Eng's death. Five other staff members face disciplinary proceedings.
Malaysia's human rights commission has called for an expedited police investigation into the Taiping prison riot, expressing satisfaction with the government's commitment to facilitate further inquiries.