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Video: Angry Home Minister, “No more talk about the lost weapons!”

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Malaysiakini video

EXCLUSIVE: With criminals, we shoot first, admits home minister

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N Surendan, “In short, the minister is instigating the police to concert and plan criminal acts, with the endorsement of the Home Ministry.”

Malaysiakini

It appears that Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has shot himself in the foot with his admission that it is better to gun down suspected criminals without warning.

Apart from accusing the home minister of instigating the police to commit murder, PKR vice-president N Surendran also called for all previous cases of fatal shootings involving the police to be re-opened and the establishment of a royal commission of inquiry (RCI).

“Shooting to kill suspects without warning amounts to murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code. Zahid and the police top brass may now be guilty of abetment and criminal conspiracy to commit murder or culpable homicide; the offences of criminal conspiracy and abetment are punishable under Sections 120A and 107 of the Penal Code.

PKR opens fire on Zahid over murderous call

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Malaysiakini

VIDEO | 7:19 mins

EXCLUSIVE Civil society groups have over the years complained that the police use a shoot-to-kill policy for some criminal suspects.

Such fears appeared to be confirmed after Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi indicated in a speech that it was best to shoot first and ask questions later.

Ahmad Zahid was speaking at a ‘security briefing ceremony with community leaders’ last Saturday in what appeared to be a government function that turned into an Umno affair.

Reporters were unceremoniously kicked out towards the end of his speech and threatened by the home minister against reporting the contents or he would shut down their newspapers.

The threat succeeded in silencing most of the media although Oriental Daily News reported Ahmad Zahid’s warning after he made “sensitive remarks”. It did not give details of his comments.
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Malaysiakini has obtained a 20-minute audio recording of the speech delivered at the Malacca International Trade Centre in Ayer Keroh, Malacca.

With criminals, we shoot first, admits home minister

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