BN government is waging a war of revenge against the Indian community ?
Ipoh Barat DAP secretary P. Sugumaran has accused the Barisan Nasional (BN) government of waging a war of revenge against the Indian community by ordering the police to kill suspected criminals, saying that the police had no right to pass judgement without first asking them to surrender.
“Their actions are clearly the BN’s political agenda to take revenge on the Indian community in the country.
“But how different are they from the suspected criminals they murder when their actions are tantamount to a criminal act in itself?” Sugumaran said in a statement here yesterday.
He cited the Nov 8 incident in Klang when the police had shot dead five robbers during a high-speed car chase and the recent shooting of the Deva Gang leader in Penang.
The fatal shooting of the five members of the PCO Boy gang in Klang triggered an outcry by Indian politicians including former Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders.
Police killings were among the reasons for Hindraf’s massive street protest in 2007, and helped swing Indian sentiment tremendously against the Barisan Nasional (BN) in last year’s general election.
It remains a volatile issue. Six days ago, police shot dead the five they said were responsible for at least 10 armed robberies around Klang Valley since last year.
Selangor Criminal Investigations Department chief Hasnan Hassan was quoted as saying that the men, aged between 24 and 30, had been known to injure their victims. Police also seized a semi-automatic Remington .45 pistol, five swords and a machete.
The shooting stirred even greater controversy after the sister of one of the dead suspects tried to kill herself and her four children two days ago.
R. Seetha, 33, fed weedkiller to her children, aged between three and nine, and then drank it herself. Her family said she was distraught over the death of her brother Surenthiran, 24. Her husband Manimaran said his wife was extremely close to her brother. All five are still in hospital.
Meanwhile, Malaysiakini reported that lorry driver M Manimaran,the husband of seetha, was arrested this afternoon and taken to the Gemencheh police station for questioning.
"The police think his wife had taken poison because of a misunderstanding with him. They are saying he caused her to attempt suicide as he was having an affair and had ill-treated his family," said Human Rights Party information chief S Jayathas.
Following that Seetha's father R Rampathy lodged a police report at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital police beat to state that the police arrest was an attempt to divert the attention away from the real situation.
He said that the police wanted to wash off any responsibilities over Seetha's situation which was caused by them killing her younger brother.
In his report he said that he came to know that the police and the hospital authorities had forced Seetha to sign a declaration to state that her decision to consume paraquat had nothing to do with her brother being killed by the police.
Selangor Criminal Investigation Chief Datuk Hasnan Hassan denied the arrest, he said M. Manimaran was only asked to help in the investigations.
“Their actions are clearly the BN’s political agenda to take revenge on the Indian community in the country.
“But how different are they from the suspected criminals they murder when their actions are tantamount to a criminal act in itself?” Sugumaran said in a statement here yesterday.
He cited the Nov 8 incident in Klang when the police had shot dead five robbers during a high-speed car chase and the recent shooting of the Deva Gang leader in Penang.
The fatal shooting of the five members of the PCO Boy gang in Klang triggered an outcry by Indian politicians including former Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders.
Police killings were among the reasons for Hindraf’s massive street protest in 2007, and helped swing Indian sentiment tremendously against the Barisan Nasional (BN) in last year’s general election.
It remains a volatile issue. Six days ago, police shot dead the five they said were responsible for at least 10 armed robberies around Klang Valley since last year.
Selangor Criminal Investigations Department chief Hasnan Hassan was quoted as saying that the men, aged between 24 and 30, had been known to injure their victims. Police also seized a semi-automatic Remington .45 pistol, five swords and a machete.
The shooting stirred even greater controversy after the sister of one of the dead suspects tried to kill herself and her four children two days ago.
R. Seetha, 33, fed weedkiller to her children, aged between three and nine, and then drank it herself. Her family said she was distraught over the death of her brother Surenthiran, 24. Her husband Manimaran said his wife was extremely close to her brother. All five are still in hospital.
Meanwhile, Malaysiakini reported that lorry driver M Manimaran,the husband of seetha, was arrested this afternoon and taken to the Gemencheh police station for questioning.
"The police think his wife had taken poison because of a misunderstanding with him. They are saying he caused her to attempt suicide as he was having an affair and had ill-treated his family," said Human Rights Party information chief S Jayathas.
Following that Seetha's father R Rampathy lodged a police report at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital police beat to state that the police arrest was an attempt to divert the attention away from the real situation.
He said that the police wanted to wash off any responsibilities over Seetha's situation which was caused by them killing her younger brother.
In his report he said that he came to know that the police and the hospital authorities had forced Seetha to sign a declaration to state that her decision to consume paraquat had nothing to do with her brother being killed by the police.
Selangor Criminal Investigation Chief Datuk Hasnan Hassan denied the arrest, he said M. Manimaran was only asked to help in the investigations.
Labels: Human rights, Malaysia
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