TAKE STERN ACTION AGAINST POLICE FOR TORTURE OF SUSPECT -
torture incident witnessed by lawyer & 2 others - |
Malaysians
Against Death Penalty and Torture
(MADPET) is shocked by the recent revelation of torture at the
Banting District Police headquarters on 28 October 2005 (as
reported in the New Straits Times 29/10/2005). The suspect’s
mouth was gagged with a white tape/plaster and his arm was being pulled
upwards behind him and he was crying in pain. This
harrowing incident was witnessed by a lawyer and 2 others. All three
eye-witnesses immediately
lodged police reports about the incident. We
also view with great concern that the reaction of the Officer in Charge
of the Police District(OCPD) of Banting, Superintendent Shah Gzali Khan,
was to deny the allegations, even before proper investigations have been
commenced. His denial and his threats of action against the complainants
was reported in the NST of 29/10/2005. It
bodes ill for the nation that the uniformed protectors of the public are
terrorizing and torturing persons
in violation of the law and human decency. All
those involved in this atrocity, including those police officers who
stood by and did nothing to prevent it , must be brought to justice. We
demand the following:- a)
That the Inspector General of Police (IGP)
appoint an independent police team to investigate this matter; b)
That the Home Affairs Minister and the IGP take urgent steps to
put an end to custodial
torture by police personnel in police stations throughout the country c)
That the government immediately sets up a permanent independent
body to investigate complaints of abuse or torture perpetrated by
the police. d)
That the victim of torture be identified and be justly
compensated. Charles
Hector Salbiah
Ahmad for
Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (MADPET) 10th
November 2005
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