Two policemen arrested for causing hurt to a man

Two policemen, believed to have caused hurt to a man arrested for allegedly carrying drug during a road block last Saturday, were arrested today.

Selangor police chief Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said the two police constables, aged 25 and 27, from the Damansara police station were arrested after the man identified them in a parade of six people.

“Police view this case as serious because it concerns abuse of power among policemen and there will be no discrimination (against the accuser) if they are found guilty,” he told reporters at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters.

Tun Hisan said the arrest of the policemen, who had served the police for four years, did not mean that they were guilty, but was made after investigations were concluded.

He said the investigation papers had been sent to the public prosecutor for further action, and the two policemen would be remanded from tomorrow.

“The case was investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code for theft and Section 323 of the same Code for causing hurt,” he said.

Last Saturday, the man lodged a police report that he was assaulted by several policemen when arrested for allegedly carrying drugs at a road block in Petaling Jaya Utara.

In his report, the man also said that the policemen stole RM13,000 from him. – Bernama