[Malaysiakini] Chor justifies police action at BMC clash
~ By Soon Li Tsin
This was revealed during the Supplementary Supply Bill debate, as the deputy minister has received a complete report on the events of May 27.
The few police personnel present were managing traffic and were unable to act due to their numbers.
"They only managed to get the district police chief to send more enforcement to that area. By the time the FRU (Federal Reserve Unit) and police officers showed up, the scuffle had already ended."
"All they could do was to issue warnings and told the crowd to disperse. In the confusion, residents were beaten up by unidentified thugs and they decided to use more force by using a car to knock police officers over."
Police probe all reports
On Tuesday, tensions reached fever pitch when BMC residents who attempted to tear down the barricade - which blocks off the toll-free access road - clashed with a group of men purportedly hired by Grand Saga to protect the barricade.
About five patrol vehicles were on standby, with a dozen of police personnel keeping a close watch on the residents. Residents have complained that the police failed to act when the clashes happened.
By about 10.10pm, six Federal Reserve Unit trucks along with about 100 riot police arrived at the scene.
At 11.30pm, curious onlooker Chang Jiun Haur was allegedly beaten by 20 riot squad (FRU) personnel armed with batons and kicked with boots.
Chor's report shows that a Proton Wira driven by three men and a woman tried to knock several police officers. They were subsequently detained by the police.
"I believe in the confusion, many accusations have been made against the police and thugs. After that, residents were told to lodge police reports," he said.
He pointed out that the police are currently investigating into the nine police reports lodged of which none involved complaints against the police.
"Those who were said to have been beaten up by the police, I urge you all to come forward and lodge a police report," he said.
"The police are professional enough and I am confident that they can investigate properly into this. Don't just base all your accusations on Malaysiakini."
One sided reports
"I can also say that Malaysiakini's report is incorrect. Don't just hear one side of the story. We have to hear the other side to know exactly what actually happened on May 27," he exclaimed.
Teo Nie Ching (DAP - Serdang) then stood up to ask why did the FRU take three hours to reach the barricade area and how many police officers were actually injured. (The FRU base is only 5km away from the scene of the incident)
Chor replied: "As far as I know, you weren't there that day and neither was I. That's why I dare no speculate as to what actually happened."
"Based on the report given to me from the police, two police officers were hurt - one on the hand and one on the thigh from falling down after being knocked by the said car," he said.
"I did not receive any news or report about police using too much force but I assure you that the police will always act in accordance with the law," he summed up.
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1樓
1樓搶頭香
stupid chor. if police is soooo PROFESSIONAL
would such a thing still happen?? wtf is he
talking about? even if the said car tried to
run over police, it also does not give the
police the rights to bash up the youth to such
an extend. they shud just arrest him lah! is
that call PROFESSIONAL?? no brainer! even a
school kid can know the answer.
2樓
2樓頸推
Polis memang pandai lakon.
7:30pm samseng pukul penduduk.
9:30pm wakil rakyat datang sudah tak ada
samseng.
10:15pm 8-10 FRU baru sampai bergerak menuju
arah BMC (200 meter tembok).
10:30pm FRU duduk tepi jalan sambil bual-bual.
Penduduk pula berada 400 meter dari tembok,
kawasan U-turn hanya tunggu di situ.
11:20pm lebih ramai FRU datang. Ada orang
jerit kata FRU sedang masuk dari arah sg.long
nak kepong penduduk. FRU dari depan pula mula
bergerak ke arah penduduk.
11:22pm Ramai penduduk start engine mula
beredar melalui U-turn.
11:30pm Chang diheret keluar ketika beredar
itu di kawasan U-turn, dan dibelasah 10-20
FRU. (boleh dilihat di malaysiakini.tv)
kami berasa sungguh kesal jika pihak tertentu
gagal mengambil tindakan sewajarnya terhadap
FRU yang terlibat. Saya harap penduduk yang
berada di situ ketika itu segera membuat
laporan polis. Sesiapa yang sempat tangkap
gambar, jadikan itu bukti.
3樓
3樓坐沙發
Stupid answer......OK while waiting for
enforcement teams to come, can the police
shoot to the sky and warn the thugs?
Chor, Common sense....a bit, OK? Do you mean
that PDRM can simply beat people whenever they
suspect something?
May be the young man accidentally hit your
FxxxRU.....as far I know, you were not there!
Lucky, MCA only put your as a deputy minister,
we do not want minister with this kind of
level!
4樓
福樓
The thugs are more professional than the
police. No wonder robbers are killing them in
their own home.
I will not mince my word.
The police are scared of the criminals but act
brutally against a helpless citizen.
Deputy Home Minister (to be expelled mext
time), are you professional in doing your job?
Are you covering up? I hope the same thing
happen to you.
This mess was started by BN & still nothing is
done by BN. Victims had turned into the
guilty. The deal is shady.
The concessionaire is working with the
government & criminals. BN government is
criminal. The police is criminal.
I hope they are put into Pudu jail & be
demolished together with it.
Like the Altantuya murderers, please rot in
hell.
5樓
專業的5樓
A lot more secondary school students has more
sense than this stooooopit taker of public
fund.
I notice I have been departing from my usual
restraint and good faith self because I am
mighty P.O. about this
Hopefully, the committment by the Police Chief
hoisted by the residents and Tan Sri Khalid is
the turning point of this mess.
If Grand Saga end up as insolvent or
something, I would not be devastated
6樓
6樓
I notice a commonality here again. Chor, being
a BN, do not speak up or help the rakyat. Only
the opposition especially DAP speak up and
help. Why BN people always do not side the
rakyat in anything even though we are on the
right side?
7樓
7樓
Eric,
a more important question is why those rang kampung still
support these goons!
8樓
8樓
wee tak,
cos the rang kampung r ignorant? they only
know BN since they were born. and they cant be
told otherwise.
9樓
9樓
a lot of factors
1) they are immuned from hardship in big cities
2) oil palm price boom means they are jolly
happy
3) they only read utusan malaysia and berita
harian
4) they hardly mix with chinese, or chinese
hardly mix with them
5) they believe this crap UMNO sells them
6) opposition parties lack the resources to go
there and promote their values and fight
7) phantoms, where? where?
There should be other reasons and if I know'em
all, I would not be where I am now