Bersih witness: Cops barred Muslim detainees from praying


Police arrest Bersih demonstrators during the convene for giveaway as well as fair elections, in Kuala Lumpur Apr 28, 2012.File pic
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 The military denied Muslims detainees their right to pray after impediment them during Bersih 3.0, the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) exploration upon the Apr twenty-eight convene was told today.
Suhaimi Suratman, the second declare in today's hearing, pronounced he as well as other fellow Muslims were denied accede to pray while being held by the military during the Royal Selangor Club.
According to him, the military officer shouted during the detainees to say, "If we want to pray, go to the mosque. This is not the mosque."
Suhaimi additionally related an additional situation during the apprehension area where the PAS Unit Amal member in the movement's signature maroon was beaten by dual trade policemen.
He added which the womanlike healing officer was additionally prevented from regulating the toilet while she had been detained.
Suhaimi additionally asserted which military had verbally abused as well as annoyed the detainees.
"A law enforcemetn officer dared me to quarrel back as well as used profanities upon me as well as the others detained," Suhaimi said.
He sustained the broken nose during the chaos though was denied any healing assistance while in detention, he told the panel.
Suhakam currently additionally recalled the declare from the July 5 hearing, who presented multiform photographs as justification to support his progressing testimony.
Malaysian Red Crescent Society of Malaysia volunteer Khairul Anwar Pawanchik, 60, from Kuala Lumpur had formerly testified which he saw the Chinese male being injured by the concertina hoop barricades which had been erected around Data! ran Merd eka.
"The hoop was the most dangerous kind which exists. This is from my experience as the former armed forces officer," he pronounced in his previous testimonial.
He additionally described the organisation of about twenty policemen upon motorcycles trying to stop the throng from entering the historic square.
"One of the policemen was station while roving with one hand upon the hoop while an additional hand was land the pistol," he added.
"The policemen were ostensible to stop the throng from moving in to Merdeka Square as well as not try as well as terrorise the crowd," he said.
"The cinema are foolproof justification of my sworn statement which the law enforcemetn officer brandished the pistol while roving his motorcycle. we additionally submitted the design of the spiny hoop the military had used as the barricade during the Bersih 3.0 rally," pronounced Khairul.
The exploration is directed during last either any violations of tellurian rights were committed opposite any person or party during as well as after the scattered convene for giveaway as well as fair elections upon Apr 28.
The exploration panel led by Suhakam vice-chairman Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee as well as aided by commissioners Professor Datuk Dr Mahmood Zuhdi Abdul Majid as well as Detta Samen will be interviewing some twenty-two witnesses over the duration of twenty-two days.
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