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A Japanese mother is pursuing legal action against the state after her 16-year-old daughter died from severe emaciation following an 18-day detention. The case exemplifies systemic problems in Japan's criminal justice approach, where confession-based evidence predominates.
Opposition lawmaker Lim Lip Eng has criticised the prison department for failing to implement findings from Suhakam's investigation into a fatal Taiping prison riot, calling for the suspension of the facility's director.
A Malaysian parliamentarian has publicly censured the Prisons Department for its failure to substantively engage with findings from Suhakam regarding a fatal incident at Taiping Prison, raising accountability concerns.