Bus attack: Surrender or we'll get you, police tell suspects

Those involved in splashing red paint on a PKR campaign bus in Jasin, Malacca, have been urged to surrender to police to avoid being hunted down.

Federal Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin said the police have identified the suspects.

“I demand that the relevant individuals come forward to assist our investigation. It is better for them to surrender before we hunt them down,” he told a press conference at Bukit Aman police headquarters today.

Yesterday, a member of PKR’s entourage had positively identifiedone of the perpetrators behind last Saturday’s attack.

The path of the double-decker bus was blocked by a group of youths at Kampung Rim, Jasin, before red paint was splashed on the vehicle.

The incident led to a tense situation during which Anwar Ibrahim's bodyguard allegedly pointed his gun at the hecklers. Police then moved in, disarmed the bodyguard and arrested him.

Exactly a week before the incident, PKR's bus had been splashed with red paint and the windscreen wassmashed in Kota Baru, Kelantan.

On the investigation involving Anwar's bodyguard, Bakri revealed that the police have recorded statements from at least eight individuals.

“The investigation is underway. We are actively investigating this case,” he said.

‘Ask for an inquest’

On the case of D Dinesh, who was shot dead by police in Ampang on Aug 21, Bakri said the public can apply for an inquest if they are not satisfied with the outcome of the investigations.

The police have concluded their probe and have submitted the investigation papers for further action.

“We have rules... we have submitted the investigation papers to get advice (as to) whether (or not) an inquest is necessary.”

Dinesh was shot in the head and arm near Ampang Waterfront in the wee hours of Aug 21 and died at Hospital Ampang two days later.

His friends whowitnessed the shootingclaimed he was not armed and that the plainclothes police did not identify themselves before releasing at least 10 rounds of ammunition in a haphazard manner.

But police have claimed that Dinesh was a gang member who was in a 14-car convoy to Pandan Perdana to resume a gang fight that had occurred hours earlier.

They also claimed that the car Dinesh was in had tried to rear-end a police car, after which four men left the vehicle and attacked the police car with parangs and iron rods.

Dinesh's family members have insisted that the case be classified as murder.