Why were over 100 inmates injured without swift legal consequences?

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## The lack of swift legal consequences for the injuries of over 100 inmates at Taiping Prison stems from a perceived failure by law enforcement and legal authorities to pursue robust criminal action despite evidence of systemic abuse.

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A Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) inquiry uncovered a pattern of systemic failure, including the use of batons and pepper spray against restrained detainees and the deliberate falsification of medical records. Despite these findings, which link the abuse to the death of inmate Gan Chin Eng and widespread injuries, there has been no comprehensive criminal action taken against those responsible over the past year. Minister of Digital Gobind Singh Deo is now escalating the matter to the Cabinet, demanding that law enforcement and legal officials justify the lack of transparency and the perceived leniency in the charges filed thus far.

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