Batu Buruk: Suhakam to proceed with inquiry on live bullets
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) will proceed with its open inquiry over a key issue this blogger was interviewed for by the Bukit Aman CCID yesterday.
In a statement today, Suhakam announced that it will carry on with the inquiry into the use of live bullets by the Police during the Batu Buruk Incident, which happened about 11.40pm on September 9.
The open inquiry will be held from Thursday to Sunday at the Primula Beach Resort, Kuala Terengganu.
The panel of inquiry will be chaired by commissioner Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, with the other members being Asiah Abu Samah and Prof Khoo Kay Kim.
In the Batu Buruk Incident, Muhammad Azman Abdul Aziz, 21 and Suwandi Abdul Ghani, 38 were shot in the chest and neck respectively. Policeman Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Omar was described as having fired in self-defence after a crowd descended on him.
Earlier, Suhakam has hesitated on proceeding with the open inquiry after the two gunshot victims were charged forparticipating in an illegal assembly.
Under its enabling legislation, Suhakam is not empowered to act on issues that are the subject matter of court-cases.
The two bullet victims have been refused bail pending the December 30-31 trial date.
Comments
Was that necessary?
Jeff, when's your turn to be "carried"? WHy can't they ask Tian Chua to civilly walk to the police car? What was the ground for arrest again?
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December 12, 2007 01:47 AM
The PM was trying to justify the strong arm police actions in the various rallies by painting a picture of possible violent intentions by those taking part in the rallies.
Contrast this with the pictures of police armed with automatic weapons around Parliament House and compare them with the unarmed Phillipines police who surrounded the courts when the soldiers who participated in an armed mutiny recently was brought to be charged. If the police in Parliament House had no violent intentions, then what are those automatic weapons for? To defend against books of the Constitution? To defend against lawyers' robes?
If anyone is frightening away investors, it is the sight of those heavily armed police and barb wires.
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December 12, 2007 10:41 AM