Former rehab centre warden freed of murder charge

ALOR SETAR: The High Court here has acquitted and discharged a former warden at a private drug rehabilitation centre on a charge of murdering an inmate at the facility in Sintok, Changlun, four years ago. Justice Evawani Farisyta Mohammad ordered Sidi Ahmad Amin Mamat, 50, to be freed on Monday (Dec 22) after ruling that the...

Death of Taiping prison inmate still under probe, said Saifuddin Nasution

PETALING JAYA: The investigation into the death of a Taiping Prison inmate, allegedly due to assault last month, is still ongoing, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said the police are conducting a thorough investigation, including recording statements from witnesses and prison officers who were on duty on the day of the incident. Saifuddin...