‘Cop punched me, hurled racist insult’

 

 

 

 

Name	Age	Date	Circumstance of abuse
Aw Yuen Wei	30	12th April 2012	A wireman claimed that he was assaulted by a traffic policeman on Thursday at a roadblock in Kota Kemuning. the policeman was angry at his explanation and started hurling vulgarities at him, even calling him “Cina babi” ( Chinese Pig). Aw then re-entered his van when the policeman punched his right shoulder. Unknown to the officer, Aw’s video recorder was switched on and the entire melee was recorded.

Suspect in luxury car arson cases dies

Name	Age	Date	Circumstance of abuse
S. Ramachandran	42	24th March 2012	A police detainee, who was being investigated for a series of arson attacks on luxury cars, died early yesterday, four days after undergoing surgery for head injuries. arrested on March 24, died at about 5.30am and his body was later claimed by relatives. His death has been classified as a sudden death report. The police chief denied allegations that Ramachandran was assaulted by police or the public after he was nabbed.

‘Cops bashed me senseless during Thaipusam’

Name	Age	Date	Circumstance of abuse
S Morle	30	9th February 2012	Allegedly beaten by a group of policemen until he fainted during the Thaipusam festival.  He was holding a bottle of beer wrapped in a plastic bag when a man approached him and abruptly snatched the bottle; and asked for his identity card. When Morle questioned who he was, the man assaulted him until he fell to the ground. Then a group of policemen suddenly came over to kick and punch him while he was still lying on the roadside before thousands of people following the chariot. Morle was then dragged to a dark back lane where the policemen took turns to assault him, including beating him with mineral bottles, until he bled and fainted.