SUHAKAM Report of Public Inquiry into the Incidents During and After the Public Assembly of 28 April 2012 74 • Koh Jun Lin (W16) testified that following his arrest, he was beaten and punched by police personnel as he was being led to the holding area near the Royal Selangor Club. • Meanwhile, Chen Shaua Fui (W15), a female journalist, testified that she was manhandled by four police personnel. 6.6 The witnesses also testified that they had on them at least two types of media tag: one issued by the Ministry of Information, and another issued by their employers. Some were wearing vests that had wordings identifying them as being from the media. 6.7 The witnesses testified that when accosted by the police, they identified themselves as being from the media and showed them their media tags. 6.8 The witnesses also testified that their employers had expressly instructed them not to wear, nor did they wear any items of clothing, that could have identified or associated them as being part of the assembly. 6.9 Notwithstanding the show of their identification tags, the witnesses testified that they were assaulted, or arrested, or, in the case of Koh Jun Lin (W16,) his media tag and camera were confiscated by the police. 6.10 Witnesses also testified that police personnel obstructed them in the course of carrying out their duties as media personnel. According to Puspanathan a/l Periannan (W20), he was ordered to delete the photographs that he had taken while Chen Shaua Fui (W15) was warned by a police personnel not to take any photographs with her camera, despite her informing the policeman that she was a member of the media. Koh Jun Lin’s (W16) camera was confiscated although it was later returned without the memory card which was retained by the police allegedly as evidence. 6.11 PDRM did not offer any witness or evidence to respond or counter any of the above allegations. Panel’s Findings 6.12 It is the Panel’s finding that none of the allegations of assault by the police against the witnesses from the media while covering the assembly were challenged or rebutted by PDRM.