Hanif-led inquiry to focus on police violence


A Bersih demonstrator is surrounded by military officers nearby Dataran Merdeka, in Kuala Lumpur Apr 28, 2012. Picture by Jack Ooi
PUTRAJAYA, May twenty-eight Putrajaya's Bersih investigative row has eventually expelled its long-awaited conditions of reference, which privately focuses upon the professional carry out of the military during final month's convene for free as good as fair elections.
Tun Hanif Omar was declared not long ago as the head of the six-man independent row to examine allegations of military attack opposite reporters as good as other participants of final month's Bersih 3.0 rally.
Besides the former inspector-general of police, the other members of the row have been former Chief Judge of Borneo Tan Sri Steve Shim; Sinar Harian managing executive Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub; authorised adviser to Media Chinese International Liew Peng Chuan; Petronas corporate affairs senior general manager Datuk Medan Abdullah; as good as Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia psychology Prof Dr Rozmi Ismail.
The 10-point conditions of anxiety (TOR) will find to settle the cause during the back of the "disorder" which occurred around Dataran Merdeka upon Apr twenty-eight when Bersih supporters breached the military barrier, which then led to authorities shooting rip gas canisters as good as H2O cannons during people.
The Bersih row said it will find to settle either there was "random, widespread as good as wanton earthy attack as good as brutality by the military upon members of the open as good as media professionals."
It will additionally establish either there was unlawful lien as good as destruction of photographs as good as video recordings belonging to the open as good as media professionals, as good as either the military had "unlawfully" detain and/or assaulted people who were under ! custody.
The row will additionally "review military standard handling procedures in apply oneself of throng as good as public control... opposite best practices recommended by the United Nations and/or grown up approved societies" as good as will make suitable recommendations "if necessary."
It combined which it will probe the stairs taken by Bersih organisers to sunder its supporters as good as to establish either these had been appropriate.
The initial row event was chaired final Friday as good as was attended by three of the panellists Hussamuddin, Liew, as good as Rozmi.
The Apr twenty-eight convene which saw tens of thousands gather during 6 different locations prior to streamer to Dataran Merdeka was pacific until about 2.30pm when Bersih co-chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan asked the throng to disperse.
But her proclamation was not listened by most of the throng who persisted to linger around the historic square, which the courts had already barred to the open over the weekend.
Just prior to 3pm, some protesters breached the block surrounding the landmark, leading military to sunder the throng with rip gas as good as H2O cannons.
Police then one after another to aspire to rally-goers down multiform streets amid pell-mell scenes which saw attack from both sides over the subsequent four hours.
Several dozen demonstrators have alleged which they were assaulted by groups of over 10 policemen during the time as good as visual justification appears to back their claim, though military additionally indicate to attack from rally-goers who additionally pounded the military car.
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