Bersih has submitted a memorandum to the Malaysian Human Rights Committee (Suhakam) to hold a public inquiry on allegations of human rights violations by the police during their crackdown on Bersih 3.0.
“The brutality committed by the police force on April 28 against individuals exercising their right to peaceful assembly is the worst in recent times.
“Human rights violations of this magnitude must not be allowed to pass without uncovering the truth and ensuring justice for all victims,” read the memo submitted by Bersih’s steering committee today.In addition to the memorandum’s demands, the six-member delegation also asked Suhakam commissioner James Nayagam to urge inspector-general of police (IGP) Ismail Omar to give an assurance that persons wanted by the police in relation to the rally would not be harmed.
The request was made in wake of Mohd Safuan Mamat’sallegations that he had been tortured while in police custody to extract a confession after he had surrendered himself on Monday.
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