July 19, 2012
BERSIH unfortunate with Hanif Panel's Weak Response
by Malaysiakini
BERSIH has slammed a Hanif Panel's comment, which a Police had not acted professionally during a April 28 convene for electoral reform, as a "weak response" in a face of evidence of military brutality.
The BERSIH steering cabinet was unfortunate with comments by Hanif Omar (left), head of a government-formed exploration in to alleged BERSIH violence, as reported in theSun on Tuesday.
The report quoted Hanif as saying, "These certain Police officers did not hoop a protesters in a veteran way," after observation videos of military giving protesters "uncalled for slaps".
BERSIH, in a matter today, pronounced Hanif's comments flew in a face of 
witness testimonies at a Malaysian Human Rights Commission's (Suhakam) concurrent public inquiry upon a same rally, which described "excessive as well as completely unjustified violence."
"Hanif pronounced which Kuala Lumpur Chief Police Officer Mohmad Salleh, who was observing through monitors in a Bukit Aman carry out centre, saw military handling a protesters in an unprofessional manner.
"(However, he) does not admit a brutal as well as excessive force used by a military as decorated in a healing reports of some protesters," a coalition's steering cabinet said.
Hanif additionally reportedly told a English daily which he would privately write to a BERSIH steering cabinet as well as a Bar Council to entice them to encounte! r a pane l. However, a BERSIH bloc again snubbed a invitation.
"BERSIH reiterates a objections to a row itself as well as to Hanif's appointment as a chairperson as well as will not rivet with it due to a disposition as well as composition of a investigative panel," they said.
Prior to a formation of a panel, Hanif, who is additionally a former inspector-general of police, had previously pronounced which they were communist elements in a pro-electoral remodel rally.
His appointment as a chairperson of a row had been a subject of controversy, with objections from assorted parties such as a DAP, a Bar Council, as well as tellurian rights watchdog Proham.
The BERSIH bloc additionally responded to Hanif's matter which there were no 
specific instructions upon how to hoop a media, as well as are trying to get a military to acknowledgement either they had perceived a UN guidelines upon how to hoop crowds as well as members of a press.
"Hanif should realize which a Police surely perceived their instructions from those higher up; thus, a Inspector-General of Police (IGP) as well as Home Affairs Minister are additionally responsible," they said.
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