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KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (Bernama) -- The public inquiry into allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement personnel during the May 27 incident at Persiaran Bandar Mahkota Cheras 1 began at the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) headquarters here Wednesday.

The inquiry chaired by Suhakam Commissionner Datin Paduka Zaitoon Othman and assisted by commissioners Datuk Dr Chiam Heng Keng and Datuk Khalid Ibrahim will call 22 witnesses, including victims, doctors, reporters and police officers, at the two-day hearing.

Zaitoon, in her opening remarks, said the proceedings was to enquire whether or not any law enforcement personnel, in performing their duty to maintain law and order, had used excessive force during the incident, and, if there was excessive use of force and violation of human rights of any persons or persons, who were responsible for such violation.

She said the panel would recommend actions to be taken against those responsible for the violation of human rights of such person or persons.

The first witness was mechanic Chang Jiun Haur, 21, who was injured during the incident.

Chang, who was driving his two friends and a younger sister from their home in Bandar Mahkota Cheras for supper at 11.30pm that day, said he was abused by the law enforcement personnel at the scene.

He fell unconscious after the incident and was warded at the the Kajang Hospital for a day, he said, adding that he later had his X-ray taken at the Seremban Hospital.

He lodged a police report at the Seremban police Ssation at 4.42pm on May 29.

On the night of May 27, some residents of Bandar Mahkota Cheras were reported to have been beaten up by a group of men with wood, helmets and iron pipes during a protest follwing a move by the residents to remove a barricade to an access road into their housing area.

The inquiry will resume Thursday.

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