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SUHAKAM
Report of Public Inquiry into the Incidents During and
After the Public Assembly of 28 April 2012
3.19 Various witnesses also testified to being beaten by groups of police personnel.
Adrian Low Kok Swee (W7) stated that at or around 5.00 pm, he was in front of
Masjid Jamek, where he saw a large group of police personnel coming from the
direction of Dataran Merdeka and being joined by other police personnel along
the way. He also saw police personnel who were gathered in rows shouting at the
participants and challenging them to ‘mari lawan’, (“come and fight”). At the same
time, they were seen picking up objects and throwing them at the crowd. This
incident was similar to the one experienced by Suhaimi bin Suratman (W8), where
he and other participants were physically and verbally assaulted by a group of
police personnel. In the process, W8 was seriously injured, and his nose broken.
W8 did not however submit any medical report in support of his testimony.
3.20 Hanif bin Ahmad Zainudin (W9) and his friends were also attacked by a group of
10-15 police personnel (Exhibit 25). W9 also testified that he saw a detainee who
was seriously injured, and later thrown into the police truck like a sack of rice,
which was corroborated by Lee Teck Yew (W12) in his testimony to the Panel.
Exhibit 25: Police report dated 29 April 2012 lodged at
Ampang Jaya Police Station by W9