KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 9 -- The Shah Alam High Court yesterday ordered the police and the government to pay RM1.1 million in compensation to the family of a businessman who died in police custody in 2018.

Judge Noor Hayati Mat awarded widow V. Shanti, the wife of S. Thanabalan, and her father P. Vathian RM500,000 in general damages for negligence, RM200,000 in aggravated damages including pain and suffering, RM30,000 for loss of life, RM414,000 in dependency claims, and RM10,000 in special damages to cover funeral expenses, Bernama reported.

The court also ordered the government to pay interest at five per cent per annum from the date Thanabalan was found dead on April 17, 2018, until the compensation is fully settled.

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