KUALA LUMPUR - The military were "emotional" as well as "manhandled" the womanlike publisher despite her being identified as the media crew during the Bersih 3.0 rally, the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) exploration row was told today.
Panel chairman Prof Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee pronounced it was "very visible" that Merdeka Review partner editor Chen Shaua Fui was the media personnel, when the latter testified that she had hold the camera as well as shown her media tab to the policeman.
"I identified myself as the journalist, (when) he (the police) pronounced don't take pictures. 'I am the reporter', you pronounced as well as showed him my media tag.
"But the law enforcemetn officer forked his finger during me, as well as pronounced that you should stop receiving pictures," pronounced Chen, who was doing real time reporting during Jalan Tun Perak around 7.30pm upon the day of the rally.
She pronounced she was receiving cinema of over 10 policemen impediment people as well as beating up the man, who was having his dish during the hawker case during the intersection of Jalan Hang Lekiu as well as Jalan Tun Perak upon April 28.
Chen pronounced that initially when she was intimidated by the police, she did put her camera divided as well as was about to leave.
However, she felt that she was "compelled" to stay as well as continue her "duty" when the policemen shouted for some-more crew to come as well as detain the people.
"I was afraid there was going to be some-more tellurian rights violations. So you the single after an! other re ceiving pictures," Chen said.
At the same location, she witnessed from across the road, the man, who was earlier beaten up by police, being dragged out of the stall.
"They were slapping as well as beating that man, whose back was facing the road. you was perplexing to take the picture of the incident, though the prophesy was blur," Chen said.
She pronounced military crew also instructed multiform men, wearing yellow t-shirts to "take off" the t-shirts.
Chen pronounced it was then that four policemen approached as well as manhandled her.
"One law enforcemetn officer hold my left wrist; the single hold my right wrist; another pulled my backpack, while another law enforcemetn officer stood in front of me seeking during my media tag, that was around my neck.
"He pulled off my tab as well as threw it away," she said.
Chen removed that when she asked if she was being arrested, nothing of them answered her.
"I cannot recollect everything he (the police) said, though you recollect him saying "one law enforcemetn officer has died"," she said.
Chen explained that the policemen looked "fierce" as well as were "emotional" when they mentioned that the law enforcemetn officer had died.
She pronounced she had someway managed to onslaught divided from the police, though was not certain if it was given they programmed to release her, given they did not follow after her.
"When you managed to onslaught divided from the police, you fast picked up my media tab as well as moved divided from that location," Chen said.
She combined that she was frustrated as well as aroused as she didn't know that direction to take, when the law enforcemetn officer warned her that he would detain her, if he saw her again.
When the row asked because she was aroused given she was carrying out her duty as the journalist, Chen said: "It was quite frightful given you sus! picion t he media tab would be my 'shield', though after that incident, you know that there is no 'shield' for media personnel."
Chen pronounced the incident shattered her idea though did not mangle her spirit.
"We the (media) regularly believed that you have been there to lift out our duty, not to provoke anyone. So because were you treated that way?
"If there was any crime, seeking aroused would have been it," she said, to that Khaw added: "If fear was the crime, you would have been the criminal."
The exploration continues tomorrow
-thesundaily
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