Suhakam has found merit in claims that a 49-year-old man incarcerated at the Pokok Sena Prison, Kedah, was not given sufficient medical care before his death last year.

Addressing a press conference today, a panel of Suhakam commissioners said its investigations revealed that Zaidi Abdul Hamid had not received proper medical attention, particularly after he was subjected to 12 lashes of the cane...