Mohd Ali Bin Burut and Others v Public Prosecutor

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Judgment Date28 April 1995
Date28 April 1995
CourtPrivy Council

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

Mohd Ali Bin Burut and Others
and
Public Prosecutor

Privy Council - Brunei - criminal evidence - admissibility - oppressive police conduct

Oppressive conduct in police interview

For the police to interview an arrested person while he was manacled and hooded was plainly oppressive conduct calculated to sap the will of the person being interviewed, and written statements, which contained confessions, made by the appellants after being subjected to such treatment should not have been admitted in evidence at their trial.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, Lord Mustill, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead and Lord Steyn) so...

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