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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has launched the Royal Malaysian Police's (PDRM) Smart Lock-Up yesterday, 18 April.
The Smart-Lock Up is aimed to optimise the operational productivity in lock-up and ensure safety of detainees.
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Datuk Pahlawan Zulkifli Abdullah, director of Management of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) said that the new technology is intended to increase productivity and reduce manual work
**The cameras are capable of picking up video images that will be fed through the analytics systems that can detect behaviours such as fighting, loitering, climbing, vandalism and suicidal actions by detainees.**
Meanwhile, the 3D location indicator feature will decrease the need for officers to make frequent rounds as it can assist officers in observing, tracking, and monitoring the activities of inmates.
The Smart Lock-Up is also an initiative to improve the image and integrity of PDRM, following the controversies that arose as a result of the increasing number of deaths in custody
Earlier in February, Zulkifli [reportedly](https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/329316) said that the new system would be a proactive measure to inspect the credibility of PDRM when untoward incidents involving detainees occur.
**In April 2015, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), said that police statistics spanning from January 2000 till February 2014 showed that 242 detainees died in police custody, accounting to about 17 deaths per year. According to the police data, most of the deaths were caused by illnesses or cardiac arrests.** According to the police data, most of the deaths were caused by illnesses or cardiac arrests.
