By Pakac Luteb
Someone who wishes to remain anonymous pointed me to
www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com for information regarding the 2
brothers shot dead, apparently by police, in Taiping.
There are a number of issues i need to address based on the above.
First, the facial wounds i had thought due to torture are more likely
due to a fragment of a bullet that hit the brother's car or fragment
of the brother's car created by impact of a bullet.
I hope i can be forgiven for my error, especially in light of the
police torture killing of Kugan.
Second, there were eyewitnesses to the shooting who reported the
sequence of events, including a number of police gathering in the area
beforehand.
The eyewitnesses said the brother's car was later blocked by 2 other
vehicles, people then alighted from a third vehicle and shot the
brothers.
This was apparently no spur of the moment shooting but rather a
premeditated shooting.
There should be an investigation of the shooting that includes an
autopsy of the brothers and matching of any bullets recovered from the
brothers, their car and the scene, to the weapons used and the persons
who fired them.
Why were the brothers shot?
Where the police acting out a scenario? Are the police using people
for target practice? Do the police want to see how modern small arms
fire devastates the human body? Are the police trying to intimidate
people to make them docile? Is the shooting part of a plan to
desensitise the police to killing human beings, for police to be
prepared to shoot
people if people finally get so fed up that they take to the streets
in people power?
Whatever the motive of the police, the matter raises doubts in
people's minds about the police.
People feel insecure, they don't know if they will be shot for
"driving while Indian" or some other "crime".
Security and the perception of security are important to attracting
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Malaysia.
A negative perception will have a negative influence on FDI.
If foreign corporations doubt the Malaysian police, the companies will
not want to set up operations in Malaysia, as they would fear for the
safety of their employees.
Employees are not easily replaceable and companies have a lot invested
in their employees.
Companies consider the security situation, judicial system, level of
corruption, etc.,
before committing to setting up operations in a country.
Companies' perception of Malaysia is not based only on smiling
government officials saying how great Malaysia is or how the companies
will get tax waivers, etc., companies conduct extensive "due
diligence" exercises when seeking foreign locations for investment,
manufacturing, university twinning, etc.
Can Malaysia really compete with other countries to get the FDI, to get the
companies to come to Malaysia?
The police are really doing themselves a great disservice in the long
run. Their behaviour has a negative influence on the economy through
emigration of Malaysians, reduced FDI, etc.
If the police were to behave PROFESSIONALLY, public and foreign
confidence in Malaysia would increase, the economy would increase,
Malaysia would become vastly more wealthy and police salaries could be
sky high compared to how they are now.
If the police continue to plunder and pillage, they are committing
themselves to forever afford only a roti canai and a teh tarik.
If they truly reform and behave as proper police behave then they will
become able to afford an entire Mamak shop or even more.
My original letter with information about the brothers shot in Taiping
appears below for your easy reference.
Someone who wishes to remain anonymous pointed me to
www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com for information regarding the 2
brothers shot dead, apparently by police, in Taiping.
There are a number of issues i need to address based on the above.
First, the facial wounds i had thought due to torture are more likely
due to a fragment of a bullet that hit the brother's car or fragment
of the brother's car created by impact of a bullet.
I hope i can be forgiven for my error, especially in light of the
police torture killing of Kugan.
Second, there were eyewitnesses to the shooting who reported the
sequence of events, including a number of police gathering in the area
beforehand.
The eyewitnesses said the brother's car was later blocked by 2 other
vehicles, people then alighted from a third vehicle and shot the
brothers.
This was apparently no spur of the moment shooting but rather a
premeditated shooting.
There should be an investigation of the shooting that includes an
autopsy of the brothers and matching of any bullets recovered from the
brothers, their car and the scene, to the weapons used and the persons
who fired them.
Why were the brothers shot?
Where the police acting out a scenario? Are the police using people
for target practice? Do the police want to see how modern small arms
fire devastates the human body? Are the police trying to intimidate
people to make them docile? Is the shooting part of a plan to
desensitise the police to killing human beings, for police to be
prepared to shoot
people if people finally get so fed up that they take to the streets
in people power?
Whatever the motive of the police, the matter raises doubts in
people's minds about the police.
People feel insecure, they don't know if they will be shot for
"driving while Indian" or some other "crime".
Security and the perception of security are important to attracting
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Malaysia.
A negative perception will have a negative influence on FDI.
If foreign corporations doubt the Malaysian police, the companies will
not want to set up operations in Malaysia, as they would fear for the
safety of their employees.
Employees are not easily replaceable and companies have a lot invested
in their employees.
Companies consider the security situation, judicial system, level of
corruption, etc.,
before committing to setting up operations in a country.
Companies' perception of Malaysia is not based only on smiling
government officials saying how great Malaysia is or how the companies
will get tax waivers, etc., companies conduct extensive "due
diligence" exercises when seeking foreign locations for investment,
manufacturing, university twinning, etc.
Can Malaysia really compete with other countries to get the FDI, to get the
companies to come to Malaysia?
The police are really doing themselves a great disservice in the long
run. Their behaviour has a negative influence on the economy through
emigration of Malaysians, reduced FDI, etc.
If the police were to behave PROFESSIONALLY, public and foreign
confidence in Malaysia would increase, the economy would increase,
Malaysia would become vastly more wealthy and police salaries could be
sky high compared to how they are now.
If the police continue to plunder and pillage, they are committing
themselves to forever afford only a roti canai and a teh tarik.
If they truly reform and behave as proper police behave then they will
become able to afford an entire Mamak shop or even more.
My original letter with information about the brothers shot in Taiping
appears below for your easy reference.
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