Lim Lip Eng

Jumaat, 31 Mei 2013

Lim Lip Eng

Who’s lying, ex-IGP or Home Minister, asks DAP MP

Posted: 31 May 2013 01:14 AM PDT

Source: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/05/31/whos-lying-ex-igp-or-home-minister-asks-dap-mp/(By Alyaa Azhar, 31/5/2012)

An investigation needs to be done to determine who really is lying about the CCTVs in police lock-ups, says DAP's Lim Lip

Eng.

A thorough police investigation is needed to determine the culprit who has been misleading the public on whether closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras have been installed in police lock-ups, said DAP's Lim Lip Eng. Speaking to reporters after lodging a police report on the issue at the Jinjang police station today, the Segambut MP said there have been contradicting statements given by former inspector-general of police (IGP) Musa Hassan and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

"On May 28, Zahid said that the home ministry plans to install CCTVs in police lock-ups, in the wake of the latest death in custody case. However, on May 29, Musa said that CCTVs have already been installed in police lock-ups," said Lim.

Zahid had said that installing CCTVs in police lock-ups was one of the proposals submitted to the home ministry to enhance police detention procedures. "The CCTV would record the goings-on in the lock-up, and should an injury or death occur, the recording could be used as evidence," said the home minister.

Musa on the other hand said that most CCTVs in police lock-ups were installed in 2006 but admitted that most of them no longer function due to budget constraints.

Lim explained that the police report was lodged because "they have lied with the intention to create disharmony and endanger the safety of police detainees".

"Throughout the years, there have been many different answers on this issue. Back in 2011, former Kelana Jaya MP Loh Gwo Burne asked the then home minister Hishammuddin Hussein on the number of police lock-ups which have CCTVs installed.

"Hishammuddin replied by saying that 227 police lock-ups and 36 interrogation rooms have been installed with CCTVs," said Lim, adding that he left out Loh's parliamentary query in the police report. "I purposely left out Loh's parliamentary query because I want the police to do their job. They need to do their own investigation.

'Give CCTV recording to family'

"Also, I have asked for the police to give a copy of the CCTV recording to the deceased's [N Dhamendran] family. Dhamendran, 32, died while in police custody at the Kuala Lumpur (KL) police contingent headquarters lock-up. The case was classified as murder after a post-mortem showed he had died due to injuries caused by blunt trauma.

"They should have a recording of it. He died at the KL police headquarters. If the KL police headquarters does not have CCTVs, what about police stations at remote and rural areas, then?" queried Lim.

Lim added that he expects a status report from the police with regard to the issue. I expect them to give me follow-ups on the case. If they fail to do so, I will raise the matter in parliament when it convenes in June 25. So they have close to a month to provide me with a status report," he said.

Related news: DAP lodges report against duo over CCTV in lock-ups http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/231695

Ulala!

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:53 PM PDT