Just one culprit? What about his bosses?

'Taking disciplinary action against someone following orders won't do. The top brass must be held accountable for the fracas.'

'Only one cop breached crowd dispersal procedure'

Armageddon: Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein is trying to impress that he is a fair man. Right after the rally, he firmly denied that there was aggression and even claimed that the police were doing an excellent job.

But after being shown the video clips, he had no choice but to admit police brutality. We are glad that he now admits it. Next, we want to know what action will be taken against the culprit.

Quigonbond: Hisham, are you saying that since only one cop is bad, then it's okay? When does it become wrong? 10 cops? 20?

The fact that the police denied being in the wrong right at the beginning despite overwhelming video evidence to the contrary is a typical display of police arrogance.

The police's blanket denial belies the breach of SOP (standard operation procedure) by many more police officers, probably acting on the instructions of the IGP (inspector-general of police) and the minister.

Also, by saying one officer is wrong and subjecting him to disciplinary action, you've found yourself a scapegoat. So much for team spirit within the police force.

If I were the other police officers, I'd think twice about obeying your orders or those of the higher-ups next time when it comes to political repression, because obviously the buck does not stop with you or the IGP.

Anonymous_3e86: Taking disciplinary action against those who were merely following orders from the higher-ups won't do. And why will only one cop be disciplined?

The top brass should resign instead. They should be held accountable and responsible for this fracas.

1M: It is not "only one cop breached crowd dispersal procedure", rather "many cops including the top brass, breached crowd dispersal procedure, but only one little cop got caught".

This poor cop is not the only culprit, but a scapegoat.

FairMind: The public had to pay RM2 million from their pockets for the police to brutalise them.

Anonymous_4115: From what I saw in YouTube, it was not like the minister said. Maybe I mistook others for riot police. Please Mr Minister, we are all not blind.

There was more than one and I know other people will agree with me. Anyway, it's good that you are admitting something was not done right.

Kuduka: What about the cop that hit a guy with his handcuffs in the poor guy's stomach? The guy was already handcuffed. This happened in the compound of the hospital. - Malaysiakini