A police report against the Police
We a group of peace-loving Malaysians were on our way to KL to attend prayers at the Pilaiyar temple in Pudu on 16 February 2008. However, our prayers were short-lived since we were blocked by police who did a road block and brought us to Pusat Latihan Polis (PULAPOL) in Jalan Semarak after confiscating our ICs without any reason.
We were illegally detained for 8 hours from 8.30am until 4.30 pm. There was no reason given why but they took down our particulars and the helpless us just submitted to their power play and could do nothing else. We requested our lawyers to represent us but that was denied. Lawyers could not enter the "FORT" of Pulapol.
We were sometimes threatened by plain clothes officers who said we would be remanded and a magistrate would be coming later to charge us. We were perplexed at the threat and the look on some of the uncles and aunties showed that they are really afraid.
Some rice which we presume are the prisoners' food was dumped upon us and many could not stomach it. It is best described by the picture a friend Palani took.
Our friends from outside begged for the police to get food for us (our friends gave the police money) and only then some decent food was given to us. After that, we were subjected to humilation for having to do urine test. WHAT FOR?
I was truly taken aback. It was at the stinkiest toilet i have ever seen and both men and women had to go and pee at the same ugly and dirty loo.
It was humialiting and unhygienic.
We went back home in disbelief on what we went through and decided to file a police report for the gross violation of human rights.
Today a few of us took time to file a report against the police for abusing their powers and holding us at Pulapol (partial incommunicado). The police report was done at the Patani Road Police Station (IPD -Bah. Timur Laut)
We called the media who came in full force and was represented by lawyer RSN Rayer who did it free of charge for us.
For those who want to support DAP in Penang then RSN Rayer would be candidate to be looked upon. Bravo to a lawyer who put aside his time for a good cause.
Bravo to SUARAM for supporting us fully. Sushi, Soh Sook Hwa and Choo Chon Kai (I love you all).
Sushi talked about police abusing powers and further called that an independent commission - the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC)- be implemented soon. Check more of this from AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MALAYSIA.
Now the pictures courtesy from Palani (at Pulapol KL) and Sook Hwa (from the police station in Penang)
We were illegally detained for 8 hours from 8.30am until 4.30 pm. There was no reason given why but they took down our particulars and the helpless us just submitted to their power play and could do nothing else. We requested our lawyers to represent us but that was denied. Lawyers could not enter the "FORT" of Pulapol.
We were sometimes threatened by plain clothes officers who said we would be remanded and a magistrate would be coming later to charge us. We were perplexed at the threat and the look on some of the uncles and aunties showed that they are really afraid.
Some rice which we presume are the prisoners' food was dumped upon us and many could not stomach it. It is best described by the picture a friend Palani took.
Our friends from outside begged for the police to get food for us (our friends gave the police money) and only then some decent food was given to us. After that, we were subjected to humilation for having to do urine test. WHAT FOR?
I was truly taken aback. It was at the stinkiest toilet i have ever seen and both men and women had to go and pee at the same ugly and dirty loo.
It was humialiting and unhygienic.
We went back home in disbelief on what we went through and decided to file a police report for the gross violation of human rights.
Today a few of us took time to file a report against the police for abusing their powers and holding us at Pulapol (partial incommunicado). The police report was done at the Patani Road Police Station (IPD -Bah. Timur Laut)
We called the media who came in full force and was represented by lawyer RSN Rayer who did it free of charge for us.
For those who want to support DAP in Penang then RSN Rayer would be candidate to be looked upon. Bravo to a lawyer who put aside his time for a good cause.
Bravo to SUARAM for supporting us fully. Sushi, Soh Sook Hwa and Choo Chon Kai (I love you all).
Sushi talked about police abusing powers and further called that an independent commission - the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC)- be implemented soon. Check more of this from AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MALAYSIA.
Now the pictures courtesy from Palani (at Pulapol KL) and Sook Hwa (from the police station in Penang)
