Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has expressed concern and dissatisfaction over the Prison Department's explanation regarding water supply disruptions as well as sanitation and food hygiene problems at Kajang Prison, and urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to intervene.

In a statement this morning, LFL outreach and communications coordinator Thiruna Jayshan Jaya Kumar said the department's response on Oct 15 was inadequate as the issue had allegedly persisted for years without a lasting solution.

“It raises more questions than answers and does little to reassure the public that the welfare and basic human needs of prisoners are properly protected.

“Why is the department responding as if these concerns are a new matter, when complaints regarding conditions at Kajang Prison have persisted for years?