The police cannot claim that the fatal shooting of five men in Penang on Monday was in accordance with their standard operating procedure (SOP) without holding an inquiry first, said PKR's Padang Serai MP N Surendran.
The criminal lawyer said this is because the families claimed that the men were found riddled with gunshots, with one of them sustaining six gunshot wounds.
"The police should have automatically formed an inquiry into what caused the five young men to be shot dead. Instead, they just said they followed the SOP.
"How do they know? Have they had an open inquiry? In the United Kingdom, the moment a fatal shooting occurs, internal investigation (is done on whether procedures were followed)," he told reporters.
The criminal lawyer said this is because the families claimed that the men were found riddled with gunshots, with one of them sustaining six gunshot wounds."The police should have automatically formed an inquiry into what caused the five young men to be shot dead. Instead, they just said they followed the SOP.
"How do they know? Have they had an open inquiry? In the United Kingdom, the moment a fatal shooting occurs, internal investigation (is done on whether procedures were followed)," he told reporters.
DAP wants full inquiry
This was echoed by DAP, which called for an full inquiry into the shootings.
"The police must account for what it is they have done. If they cannot justify shooting to kill, then they must face the consequences," said Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo in a statement.
"Wide powers are given to the police to use weapons but these powers are not without limitation. In cases where arrests may be made without the need to shoot and kill, such killings cannot be justified," he added.
Penang police chief Abdul Rahim Hanafi had previously insisted that the shootings followed police procedures.
"It is not true that the police fired more than 30 shots at the suspects without identifying themselves. We identified ourselves before entering the apartment and were shot at.
"We kept to the SOP and only fired a number of shots which hit them, and not as alleged by them (the family members)," he was reported as saying by Bernama.
Meanwhile, Surendran said if the intention of the police was to apprehend the men, accused of being triad members, they could have only wounded them instead of shooting to kill.
"Police claim that they found three firearms (on the men). Then why were all five shot? Surely two were unarmed?" he asked.
"The police must account for what it is they have done. If they cannot justify shooting to kill, then they must face the consequences," said Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo in a statement.
"Wide powers are given to the police to use weapons but these powers are not without limitation. In cases where arrests may be made without the need to shoot and kill, such killings cannot be justified," he added.Penang police chief Abdul Rahim Hanafi had previously insisted that the shootings followed police procedures.
"It is not true that the police fired more than 30 shots at the suspects without identifying themselves. We identified ourselves before entering the apartment and were shot at.
"We kept to the SOP and only fired a number of shots which hit them, and not as alleged by them (the family members)," he was reported as saying by Bernama.
Meanwhile, Surendran said if the intention of the police was to apprehend the men, accused of being triad members, they could have only wounded them instead of shooting to kill.
"Police claim that they found three firearms (on the men). Then why were all five shot? Surely two were unarmed?" he asked.
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