Vell Paari: Quizzing of pupils must be raised in cabinet

MIC director of strategy S Vell Paari has said that the police’s conduct in questioning SK Sri Pristana pupils recently must be raised in the cabinet as there is “no justification” for the authorities' conduct.

“I, for one, do not believe that there could be any justification for such a shameful act,” he said in a statement today.

However, Vell Paari (left) said that the matter must be raised in the cabinet as something has to be done about the incident.

“To come out and say that ‘it was not proper’ is not sufficient. Action must be taken so that such incidents would not recur in future,” he said.

Vell Paari said that he would be bringing the parents of the children who were questioned by the police to the Prime Minister’s Department to meet Minister Paul Low next week.

“We are talking about children, not criminals,” Vell Paari said.

Yesterday, Sungai Buloh district police chief Junaidi Bujangadmitted that police had questioned the pupils over the shower room canteen controversy that erupted at the school late last month, though he claimed that police did not “harass” the children.

However, he had earlier denied interviewing the school pupils.