Bersih supporters take aim at police weaponry

Riot military fire rip gas in to crowds of Bersih supporters in Kuala Lumpur, Jul 9, 2011. File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 Bersih 2.0 supporters have indicted the military of transparent intent to means damage or even genocide during its Jul 9 convene given the lethal levels of rip gas as well as chemicals in the water cannons used to sunder tens of thousands who poured in to the capital final month.

They told the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) currently which the exploration in to claims of military brutality contingency examine because the military is regulating such dangerous products which have the track record of causing death.

These canisters state clearly which they can means serious damage as well as death. The US-based Federal Laboratories reserve the rip gas to the Israeli army as well as have been sued by Palestinians who mislaid family members, Fadiah Nadwa Fikri from Lawyers for Liberty pronounced today.

She additionally told The Malaysian Insider which rip gas constructed by Federal Laboratories has been banned in several countries as well as this raised questions over because the military are regulating such weaponry.

Tenaganita chief Irene Fernandez additionally told the elect which military knew just what they were you do as they already had the rip gas as well as chemicals ready. There was transparent intent to means harm; which is what is worrying.

Opposition leaders as well as human rights activists have repeatedly claimed which military used excessive as well as heartless force in traffic with the Jul 9 convene for free as well as fair elections, arresting scarcely 1,700 upon the day, withdrawal scores injured as well as one ex-soldier dead.

PKR additionally previously claimed which military had dismissed rip gas canisters without delay during Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, an action they wish personal as attemp! ted murd er.

But military have formed 6 committees of their own to examine whether the force had acted improperly after locking down the capital from the night before the rally.

The military not long ago released videos which appeared to pardon the force of censure as well as uncover which riot military were annoyed by the demonstrators.

Suhakam was reception testimonies currently from the bloc of 62 non-governmental organisations ahead of the public exploration which commissioner James Nayagam pronounced would expected be hold after Ramadan.