Bersih 2.0: 'I saw tear gas fired at hospital'

A witness testifying during a Suhakam open exploration upon a Juy 9 Bersih 2.0 rally asserted today which military dismissed teargas during a circuitously Chinese Maternity Hospital in addition to regulating H2O gunnery unit during a opening to a Tung Shin Hospital.

NONEYap Jee Kit (left), who functions as an help to Selangor exco Elizabeth Wong, additionally pronounced which he was physically assaulted as well as verbally abused by a military during his arrest.

Yap had walked from Brickfields to Menara Maybank during about noon upon July 9, wearing a Bersih 2.0 yellow T-shirt.

Yap pronounced whilst there, he additionally saw PKR's Subang MP Sivarasa Rasiah being arrested whilst a latter was negotiating upon behalf of a more than 5,000 people creation up a crowd so they could pierce past a military blockade.

"There were most policemen upon which day with Federal Reserve Unit (FRU). We were only gathering there shouting slogans when military gave warnings as well as dismissed rip gas as well as H2O gunnery unit during Jalan Pudu.

"Sivarasa as well as multiform alternative politicians attempted to come to terms with a military to allow a crowd to pierce though he was arrested," he said.

Affected by a rip gas, some of them motionless to find retreat in a devalue of theTung Shin Hospital. Th! during was w hen a military dismissed a H2O gunnery unit during a entrance.

NONE"I could see this happening clearly as well as a group of us went to a Chinese Maternity Hospital subsequent to it.

"There, multiform of us shaped a round wall whilst locking a arms with a person subsequent to us to pr! otect ou rselves as military started to give warning.

"Several rip gas canisters were dismissed during a Chinese Maternity Hospital car play ground as well as a military started moving in," he said.

Yap's sworn statement upon a fifth day of a open inquiry, contradicts a authorities' insistence which no rip gas had been dismissed during a Tung Shin hospital.

The military as well as Health Ministry had additionally initially denied which H2O gunnery unit were launched into a sanatorium cmpound.

Following widely-circulated video evidence, however, they changed their position accordingly.

'Go behind to Singapore'

Yap combined which whilst he was being held, along with alternative protesters, he heard some of a Malay protesters reciting somethings. Though he could not understand what they meant, he believed they were prayers, "and we stood a ground".

NONE"However, military moved in as well as lifted up my yellow Bersih t-shirt over my head. They hit a rod to my head, as well as we was kicked as well as punched for about 10 times," he said.

Yap pronounced he did not conflict detain or retaliated to a police.

"I told them to stop kicking as well as assaulting me, as well as we pronounced we was prepared to be arrested. But they one after an additional to do so," he said.

Asked by a Suhakam commissioners upon a panel, Yap pronounced he cannot brand a policemen who had assaulted him or see anything else as his shirt was lifted over his head.

"I was immediately arrested though they did not tell because we was arrested," he said.

"As military used cosmetic handcuffed me, an additional military officer who was flitting by shouted during me, asking because we protested, as well as which if we was not satisfied, we should go behind to Singapore," he said.

"However, we did not reply back. W! hile wat chful to house a military lorry during Dataran Maybank, an additional military officer whom we cannot brand additionally hurled abuses "Oi, we Chinese what are we still payable (Kamu Cina, apa lagi kamu tak puas hati)," he said.

Yap pronounced after boarding a military truck, they were sent to a military training centre in Cheras.


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