Alarmed by the conflicting accounts surrounding the fatal police shooting in Durian Tunggal, Malacca, Muda said the integrity of the police is at stake.
As such, Muda information chief Leben Siddarth urged the government to investigate the case transparently, without being influenced by any quarters.
“While we welcome Bukit Aman’s decision to take over the investigation, this alone is not enough.
“What Malaysians need is a transparent, impartial, and exhaustive inquiry, one that is free from influence or institutional bias.
“And we stress that public confidence in the police cannot be taken lightly. Any perception of misconduct, abuse of power, or mishandling of lethal force demands immediate and unquestionable transparency,” he said in a statement today.
Two days ago, the families of three men who were shot dead in Malacca rejected the police’s account that the victims had attacked officers, citing an alleged audio recording of the incident.
The wife of one of the victims, who wished to be identified only as Jayashree, managed to record a phone conversation with her husband, G Logeswaran, 29, during the incident.
She said based on the recording last Monday (Nov 24), the three could be heard cooperating with the police as they were being detained.
She also said the recording did not show the victims behaving in a threatening manner as alleged.
‘Act against errant officers’
Subsequently, Bukit Aman announced that it had established a team to investigate the case, including the police reports lodged by the victims’ family members.
Leben warned the authorities against any moves to cover up or distort facts of the case, stressing officers who uphold the law must not be undermined by bad apples.
He also urged the authorities to throw the book at those responsible, regardless of their rank or position.
“We remind the government that justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done,” Leben added.
Yesterday, counsel Rajesh Nagarajan, who is representing the victims’ families, said the officers who shot the men should be charged with murder.
He also refuted the police version of the event, which claimed the men had attacked the police officers with machetes and caused serious injuries to one of them.
“With reference to the forensic audio analyst’s report, which states that no such incident was recorded from the moment the car was stopped, I am of the opinion that this must be a pure fabrication by the police.
“The audio is clear, the evidence is clear; the police had the three individuals in their custody for more than 10 minutes before the three individuals were shot and murdered.
“The police officers in Malacca must be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder,” Rajesh stressed. - Mkini
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