The screaming front-page headline of New Straits Times today tells it all –“‘Do not cover up’ – Public wants transparent inquiry into boy’s shooting, says Najib”.
The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s “Do not cover up” warning to the police over the fatal police shooting of 14-year-old Form III student Aminulrashyid Hamzah in the early hours of Monday last week 100 metres from his Shah Alam house is long overdue and a clear slap in the face of the Inspector-General Tan Sri Musa Hassan and the Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
One is entitled to ask why the Prime Minister had only spoken after six days of national outrage at the police shooting of Aminulrasyid and outrageous government response and mishandling of the heinous killing, from the IGP downwards and even the Home Minister – but it is better late than never.
Speaking in Sibu, while expressing regret over the shooting of Aminulrasyid, Najib said the investigations must be open and transparent as the public demanded this.
He said:
“The public wants answers and I hope the police will fully cooperate in the investigations.
“The investigations should also satisfy the family of the victim as they have the right to know what really happened. I hope the police will cooperate and not cover up for anyone if they are wrong.”
It is sad that for the past week, both the IGP and Home Minister had outraged Malaysians because they are not seen as upholding the rights of Aminulrasyid’s family and the Malaysian public to answers for the fatal shooting and to demand full transparency and “no cover-up” of the investigations. On the contrary, they are perceived as openly trampling on Najib’s “People First, Performance Now” motto!
Only yesterday, it was reported that the police were believed to have fired almost 20 shots but only one hit and killed Aminulrasyid.
In a “People First, Performance Now” regime, why is the bereaved family and Malaysian public denied this information – and why has the Police yet to clear the name of Amirulrasyid and his family when the first official police version had described the Form III student as a “criminal” as well as the allegation rebutted by eye-witnesses that Amirulrasyid had tried to reverse to ram the police personnel?
Hishammuddin’s establishment of a “toothless” Special Panel into Aminulrasyid’s shooting death as an attempt at transparency is a bad joke, when the Chairman of the Special Panel, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Abu Seman Yusop admitted that the Special Panel had no powers to inquire into the death or even to make recommendations to the Police.
The Special Panel’s offence against “transparency” is compounded when Abu Seman could not announce the other members of the eight-member panel and the farce of his statement that politicians are not wanted on the Special Panel as they have special interests – forgetting that he is himself first and foremost a politician or he would not be Deputy Home Minister!
Abu Seman and the Special Panel suffered irreparable blow to their credibility when he dared not even murmur a criticism of IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan’s inexcusable outbursts threatening to call the police off the streets in exasperation at public criticisms of the police over Aminulrasyid’s killing.
It is most deplorable that the IGP gave blind support to the police shooting of Aminulrasyid when he should have assured Malaysians that all police personnel had been properly trained to abide by international standards for law enforcement officials set out in the United Nations Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, where force may only be used when strictly necessary, requiring restraint when use of firearms is unavoidable and “in proportion to the seriousness of the offence” to “minimise damage and injury, and respect and preserve human life”.
It is because of IGP’s conspicuous and colossal failures over these policy considerations that calls are again made for his removal as the top policeman in the country and not, as Najib said, over “a single incident” of Aminulrasyid’s shooting death.
It would appear that despite the Prime Minister’s call on the police for a transparent inquiry to satisfy legitimate public expectations, Najib appears to be a lone voice in the highest councils of state or there should be no obstacles or delay in the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry headed by former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Hanif Omar into Aminulrasyhid’s shooting death and all other cases of police shooting deaths going back to 2005.
Najib should ask the Cabinet to decide on the establishment of a Hanif Royal Commission of Inquiry into Aminulrasyid’s death as well as into all cases of police shooting deaths since 2005, making recommendations to end the high incidence of official police “murders” from police shootings in Malaysia.
“Do not cover-up, errr sir, you said that?” “Yes, absolutely no cover-up.”
Whereupon the IGP promptly turned to the waiting pressmen and said
“So ladies and gentlemen, members of the press, I hv an important accouncement to make. The murder of altan was committed by …”
(cling, clang, tong, dong … chairs falling, people, pressmen, camera men, policemen, politicians pusing and shoving)
“Not dat …”
I am doubtful if a slick Najib is sincere with his advice.
‘Do not cover up’ – or else, WHAT? NATO!
NTR: “From today onward police are not allowed to carry guns”
PIG: “how u expat ass to wok?”
NTR: “just carry your own gun enough, and I warn you not to simply shoot with your own gun”
PIG: “how to shoot with our own gun?”
I was given a flyer this morning regarding the water concessions given to a few companies and which the State Government of selangor is fighting against. If the people of this Nation could not read the issue then they should pay for for their complacency!
Under the Selangor Government scheme; the foloowing charges would be imposed:
Free water …………..1st 20 m3
Current Rate …………….rm$1.33/m3
decrease by 20% in 2011 ……….rm$1.18/m3
decrease by 25% by 2013 …. rm$1.11/m3
Compared with the proposed Federal Government sanctioned companies’ rates
2012 -increase by 25% ………rm$1.66/m3
2015 – plus 20% …………….. rm$2.00/m3
2019 – plus 10% ……………. rm$2.20/m3
2021 -plus 5% ………………..rm$2.30/m3
2024-plus 5% …………….. rm$2.42/m3
2027 – plus 5%…………….. rm$2.52/m3
2030- plus 5% …………… rm $2.60/m3
If the above figurtes are true, I really wonder as to why those voters in Hulu selangor opted for their hanging noose? Even using 20 m3 would have cost them $33.20/mth or nearly $400/year by 2012. would their ang-pows of $100 carry them over the next 5 years would cost them $2,000 in return. Hey, BN is quite smart, you know. It would appear that PR have plenty of ” sloganeering” to catch up!!
These trigger happy shooting squads all around the country work for IGP Musa and the IGP works for UMNO.
UmnoB’s patronage: 4 more puppets appointed senators
‘hope not cover up’? He is the PM with multiple intelligence apparatus and ALL he can say is he HOPE?
The least he can do is say he would leave no stone unturned to find out the truth with this case.
But the fact of the matter is Najib cannot help antagonise the police who knows much of his dirty secrets. There are many in the police that can topple him if they choose to. He is beholden to them and they know it.
Why else do Musa want to protect a few low-ranking out-of-control policemen? Because he knows the PM does not have much power to threaten the police force.
this time when people shout maybe they blame both side,before they sure will cover-up for reason police image/country image/public confident.etc
Najib has no performance or control over the administration to prove he is at work!!
1. The PCB, from the Directors up to the Investigation Officers dare not even confirm the receipt of a Police Report on a notorious lawyer in Penang who cheat and assaulted clients in his office.
2. The Police had dragged the matters without proper investigation but silent to client even the case had been classified.
3. The Police, KUP and AG took the clients in merry-go-round and keep silent to numerous reminders.
4. Officers in AG, Putra Jaya, dared to say they are under rules not to meet clients!!
5. The lawyer has the gut of taking clients’ money but not going to court for more than a year. Judges promised to call the lawyer to explain why no-show. But, they never did!!
Judges and court promised to ask the lawyer to file an application of discharge when they are fully aware that the lawyer had written to the clients to quit his job!!
6. Complaints to the Chief of High Court, Chief of Justice, also silent. The last info was that the case was “settled”??
ANYONE IN THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM AND THE POLICE IS RUNNING AFTER CODE OF PRACTICE?
INCLUDING THOSE BIG POTATOES??So, any reason why this Police should be finger-pointed??
DON’T WAIT UNTIL LIVES ARE CONCERNED!!
IF THEY CANNOT EVEN CARE ABOUT THEIR OWN DUTY AND FACES, WOULD THEY CARE FOR THE PUBLIC??
Now that the witness sitting next in the car…have said..the victim did not confront or irritate the police in his driving…lets see what IGP next respond.
Probably will say….a young fella was trained by parents to talk that way…or what does he know about laws….or may even say.he ate too much and spoke nonsense.
Leave it to any UMNO B logics. They are always right….and Najib have not choice…need to play the goody goody guy role….for Sibu voters to hear. If there is no by-election…this low class hypocritical actor…suspected killer….big time stealer of our money…a real two face crook…will sing a different tune..out to protect IGP…all the way.
How he sits on the fence….focusing for Chinese in Sibu to vote fore him.
Yes….it is all about votes and nothing about true justice….that Najib wants more than anything else. He is the most desperate PM..in the history of Malaysia…clinging to a post… as a puppet o UMNO B….for show….as figure head..unelected by Malaysians…and he is never for the people and country.
It is always for himself…this very selfish and cuning son of the devil.
The witness…a close friend of the deceased…sitting in the car said….”Amin did not ram the car into the police”
What is a better witness than one alive to tell the real story.
Is the IGP going to cook up any more excuses or be man enough…to say sorry and do the right things for the parents?