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Three times more tear-gas munitions were used against Bersih 3.0 rally-goers on April 28 than in the previous demonstration for clean and fair elections.
Replying to Fong Po Kuan (DAP-Batu Gajah), the Home Ministry said 909 tear-smoke shells (TS shells) – which are fired with tear-gas launchers – and 58 tear-smoke grenades (TS grenades) – which are hand thrown – were used against the protesters.
The government also incurred a loss of RM1.8 million from the “illegal rally”, added minister Hishammuddin Hussein.
During the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9 last year, 262 tear gas canisters had been used to disperse more than 10,000 protesters.
In another written reply, the minister said only two police personnel were identified to have acted outside the standard operating procedures (SOP).
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Malaysiakini
| 1:44PM May 22, 2012 |
DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang said charges against PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, deputy president Azmin Ali and former central leadership council member Badrul Hisham Shaharin were “designed to pre-empt and avoid any independent, impartial and comprehensive inquiry into this important issue”.
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Malaysiakini
| 6:26PM May 21, 2012 |
A public inquiry into unnecessary use of force by police during the Bersih 3.0 rally is to be held by the Malaysia Human Rights Commission (Suhakam).
Upon serious consideration, it decided to hold a public inquiry into the matter, Suhakam said in a statement today.
It announced that the panel would be chaired by law professor and commission vice-chairperson Khaw Lake Tee (right), along with commissioners Mahmood Zuhdi Abdul Majid and Detta Samen as the other members.
This is the same panel that conducted the Bersih 2.0 public inquiry.
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The Malaysia Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has announced the setting-up of a public inquiry into the unnecessary use of force by police during the Bersih 3.0 rally.
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The horror endured by 19 victims of police brutality during the Bersih 3.0 rally has shocked the electoral watchdog’s chairperson.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga has heard countless accounts of police brutality taking place during the April 28 rally but she was still “deeply shocked” by those of 19 victims who shared their stories with the media this morning.
“I feel terrible,” Ambiga told FMT after the media conference at the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).
“Every time I hear a single one of these stories it gives me a deep shock. I’ve heard that one may even go blind and that is very shocking,” she said.
The narratives of the 19 victims were similar in that they were confronted by groups of unidentified policemen who beat them for either being a rally participant, recording the on-goings or attempting to help another victim.
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Victims of police brutality during the April 28 Bersih rally relate their ordeal of being on the receiving end of ‘karate chops’ and ‘flying kicks’.
KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd. Saufi Othman, 29, was attempting to leave the city on the evening of April 28 when he was confronted by a group of policemen who began raining blows on him.
In the midst of the assault, he felt the barrel of a gun shoved into his chest. The bruise is only just beginning to fade.
Satesh Kumar, 29, was recording the events taking place around the Masjib Jamek LRT station when another group of policemen dragged him away from his mother and girlfriend.
He was kicked and stepped on before being hauled to Dataran Merdeka where the other Bersih detainees were grouped.
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Two cops claim trial to using force on photographer during rally
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KUALA LUMPUR: Two policemen claimed trial at the Magistrate’s court here to using criminal force on a press photographer during the April 28 Bersih 3.0 rally.
L/Kop Mohd Khairul Asri Mohd Sobri, 30, and Kons Shahrul Niza Abd Jalil, 24, pleaded not guilty to using criminal force on Guang Ming Daily photographer Wong Onn Kin, 33.
The offence allegedly occured at around 5.20pm to 5.30pm on Apr 28 at the intersection of Jalan Tun Perak and Jalan Raja here.
The accused are believed to be from the Tanjung Malim and Dang Wangi police headquarters respectively.
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Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: Two policemen are expected to be charged at a magistrate’s court here today for their conduct during the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28.
Sources reveal that the two law enforcement officers with the rank of constable would face charges in an hour at the Jalan Duta court complex.
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- Tear gas shot point-blank, says victim
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- A female participant of the rally claims police fired a tear gas canister at her
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Tear gas shot point-blank, says victim
| Ahmad Fadli KC 3:11PM May 17, 2012 |
A female participant in the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28 claims that police fired a tear gas canister at her from about 10 metres away.
Pang Choy Wan, 27, said the incident took place on Jalan Yap Ah Loy while she was attempting to disperse from the rally.
“The distance between me and the police was just about 10 metres,” said Pang when met after she had lodged a report at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters.
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IF THEY BEAT YOU UP ONCE, WOULD YOU BE SILLY ENOUGH TO RISK ANOTHER?
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A Bersih 3.0 participant who accused police of beating him up is now refusing to provide further statements to investigate his allegations of brutality.
PETALING JAYA: Police have urged the Bersih 3.0 participant and alleged “police torture” victim Mohd Safuan Mamat to come forward so that a statement can be recorded to investigate his case.
“My men have called him to come forward so that we can take further statements from him on the latest allegation, but he is not cooperating.
“He said that we should just talk to his lawyer. If you don’t help us, how are we to help you?” Kuala Lumpur CID chief Ku Chin Wah told FMT yesterday.
It is understood that Safuan will not give any police statements upon the advice of his lawyers, who would only cooperate if an independent panel is formed. They also plan to bring his case up to Suhakam.
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The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0) calls on the Human Rights … Indiscriminate arrests of participants of the rally even in the absence of any …
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The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0) calls on the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) to immediately conduct an independent and open inquiry into the severe human rights violations committed by the police during the BERSIH 3.0: Duduk Bantah peaceful assembly which took place at Kuala Lumpur on 28 April 2012.
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The 428 Police Brutality Documentation Team calls all victims of police brutality to help us documenting cases of violence during Duduk Bantah. Please contact us via our hotline at 012-3496013, SUARAM at 03 77843525 or info@bersih.org.
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Malaysian Insider
Bersih 2.0: 100 police violence victims to come forward on Saturday
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — One hundred alleged victims of police brutality from Bersih 3.0 will come forward this Saturday to tell their stories, Bersih 2.0 announced today, adding that the group may include those in the police wanted list.
The polls watchdog told a press conference here that it was inappropriate for the police to launch a dragnet on those in their list for failing to come forward, saying not many were aware they had been named.
“You should not be hunting them down this way. You should issue a letter to them, asking them to come.
“And these over 100 in the list… where is this list? Was it in the media?” Bersih 2.0 steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah said.
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