Taiping police chief Yusuf Mohd Diah denied claims that his men were involved in the brutal assault on a 17-year-old school drop-out and alleged drug addict on April 14.
The victim Mohd Shadan Abdul Latif Karim was a former Fifth Form student from SM Tengku Menteri.
His father, 57-year-old Abdul Latif Karim, lodged a police report the day after the incident, after being told of the incident by his son's friend.
Following the report, the police have picked up two suspects and is looking for the other suspected assailants.
After the incident, Mohd Shadan was taken to Taiping Court where he failed to pay the court fine of RM5,000 for a drug-related offence and is now serving a two-month sentence at Sungai Petani rehabilitation centre.
Police denies involvement
The father has since taken up the matter with Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming today in Taiping and has given Nga a copy of the video which depicts several men kicking and beating his son.
The video clip was played before the press today.
Amidst the assault, one of the assailant was clad in a t-shirt with a police logo while another was clearly holding a pair of handcuffs, which is illegal.
Taiping police chief denied that the persons involved were police personnel and claimed that they were members of the public.
“It is easy now to buy handcuffs and the Taiping MP, instead of tarnishing the name of the police force, he should have first verified with us the contents of the video," he said.
However, Nga maintains that the video allegedly points to police involvement and has asked the federal police headquarters to investigate the matter.
“Let the law take its course. Even a guilty person should have been taken to court and not be beaten up like this,” he said.
Later, Pokok Assam assemblyperson Yee Seu Kai accompanied the victim's father lodged a police report over the incident and handed over a copy of the video to the Taiping district police headquarters.
“It is easy now to buy handcuffs and the Taiping MP, instead of tarnishing the name of the police force, he should have first verified with us the contents of the video," he said.
However, Nga maintains that the video allegedly points to police involvement and has asked the federal police headquarters to investigate the matter.
“Let the law take its course. Even a guilty person should have been taken to court and not be beaten up like this,” he said.
Later, Pokok Assam assemblyperson Yee Seu Kai accompanied the victim's father lodged a police report over the incident and handed over a copy of the video to the Taiping district police headquarters.
Malaysiakini
04/05/10
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