Cops submit investigation paper on Banting assault case to AGC

 

The Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) has submitted the investigation paper regarding an officer allegedly assaulting a youth in Banting last month to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).

Serdang district police chief Farid Ahmad said the investigation paper was handed over last week, and the police are currently awaiting further instructions from the AGC.

“I give my assurance that the investigation into this case is being conducted transparently,” he told reporters after a Disposal of Case Items Ceremony at the Serdang district police headquarters today.

Malaysiakini reported on Dec 22 that a 20-year-old man was allegedly beaten and burned by police during an arrest, only for officers to admit later that they had detained the wrong person.

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Speaking to a press conference at Lawyers for Liberty (LFL)’s office, LFL co-founder Latheefa Koya said CCTV recordings were taken from the victim’s grandfather’s house in Banting, Selangor, where he was arrested on Nov 15.

The recordings depicted police officers purportedly slapping the victim, who wished to be known only as Wan Muhammad Daniel.

Press conference at LFL office with LFL co-founder Latheefa Koya (third left), Daniel (third right), and lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan (second right).

Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan, who was present, explained that the original CCTV recordings, which are much clearer, have been handed over to the police as evidence, while the clips displayed were copies.

Daniel, who also attended the press conference, claimed that he was further abused during his detention at the Bandar Kinrara police station in Puchong, Selangor.

“He (one of the police officers) took a lighter, he held the flame near my genitals,” he alleged.

Latheefa, who is also a former MACC chief commissioner, added that the police officers also allegedly burned Daniel’s lower lip with the butt of a lit cigarette.

Despite all this, she said, they were later informed by the police that Daniel’s case was classified as “no further action” (NFA).

“We have to understand, what happened to Daniel was a case of mistaken identity.

“Not only did Daniel deny it, but the police themselves said that it was actually a mistake. A mistake, but the beating, the assault, and so on had happened from the beginning.

“Whether he denied it or not, the beating and so on had already happened,” she said. - Mkini