Ear-Squat Inquiry: Commissioners get down to work

WARISAN KE?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:06:14 +0100

Really, is it a tradition of the ROYAL Malaysian Police Force, the only police that can lay proud and first claim to having defeated the Communist Terrorist threat? Really, ear squats? Did we do that to the Surrendered Enemy Personnel (SEP)? I doubt. The witness said it was done when he or she joined the force in 1985. Aha, 1985? Before that, what happened? It was NEVER the Standard Operating Procedure. For instance, a witness said such ear squats were never recorded in the diary. So the superior officers do not know what happens in the police stations? Really? Or is it wilful blindness on the part of some bad apples in the police force? Tolong, lah, jaga reputasi Polis DIRAJA Malaysia. Saya tersedih! - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng

Police Detainees

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:59:33 +0100

The issue of police brutality towards detainees is not something new in this coutry. It has happened once too many times and cover-ups are tolerated by the authorities. The problem is in most police lock-ups there is very little or no supervision at all. The officer in charge very often goes missing and the junior sub-ordinates do what they feel is right or wrong. They readily cover up for their senior officer who goes missing in return for the little freedom they enjoy while the officer is away either resting at home or is attending to some private business. It is not only in the police force but also in other government departments where the big boss only sits in his plush office to sign a few letters or documents that warrant his signature and he happily goes about his other business. How often does the Head of department of a government department come down to the other floors within his department to check on the junior staff, or to ensure that the department's toilets are being washed and kept clean? The duty of a Head of department in a particular organization is to ensure that his department in every aspect is in good shape. That includes every nook and corner within his department, and not just the particular work which the department is involved with. If one goes to the public counters in certain departments in any given day there are counters which are supposed to be operational but are kept closed. The staffs take turn to close a particular counter either to go about their own business or disappear the whole day. Does the Head of Department whose office is perhaps in the 5th Floor or some other place higher up come down to the counters to spot check on efficiency and punctuality. The answer most often than not is NO. This lackadaisical attitude on the part of the senior officer concerned contributes to the abuse and corruption that is prevalent in most societies. - John Henry Louis

Thank you

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:15:08 +0100

Thank you for your response. - Fatima Bt Tahir Ali

MBW replies...

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:44:38 +0100

Dear Fatima, What was shown to the Commissioners is the unedited version of the video clip. What is uploaded on our website is an edited version where every care has been taken not to show the face of the detainee or frames of the clip where the woman detainee is in the state of undress. To publish the full version would also render the Bar liable for publishing pornographic material. Malaysians have short memory. This video clip is by far the only documented evidence of police abuse in this country, thanks to the advent of camera phones. It is now stored in our archives to serve as a reminder to all Malaysians of this inhuman and degrading treament given to this defenceless woman detainee. - MBW

Stop the porn

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:34:21 +0100

Most of us have already been informed of what the contents of the vidoe clip consist of. We have had wide discusion on this at all our sites. How will viewing the clip change our already disgusted and ashamed feelings towards the culprits? The dissemination of the clip is a cheap trill for some at the expense of the victim. If you note even the inquiry commission did not play the clip for all present to view. Isnt it sufficient that those who are involved in the protection of the victim have sight of the clip to assist in their case. Why do we need to pass it to everyone. Can someone please remove it from the Malaysian Bar site at least. - Fatima Bt Tahir Ali