Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Won’t you be angry as well if something like this happens to you? I think the culprits should be sacked for gross inefficiency.
So, after this, another 15 months to deliver documents, 15 more months to fix actually start the inquest. I think judge also would have retired by the end of the inquest.
Some of you guys would remember this particular case as it was in the news for few weeks. The police did an operation during night time and shot dead the alleged criminals. It seems the were involved in robbery. Interestingly, one of the deceased is an OKU: L.J. Santana, 36, who was deformed and visually impaired. Maybe he was in the wrong company at the wrong time?
Hindraf did interview of the neighbors and victims’ family. Can find in the internet.
A sister of one of the six men shot dead by police 15 months ago burst into a tirade outside the coroner’s court here where the inquest into the deaths is to be held.
Upset that it took months for the inquest to be called, R. Malarselvi, 45, berated the police, saying that family members had been in distress. She cited her mother V. Visachi, 64, who was seen crying at the court premise.
Malarselvi is the eldest sister of scrap dealer Elango, 31.
Yesterday was the first date for the inquest into the deaths of Elango, scrap worker R. Dilipkumar, 20, L.J. Santana, 36, who was deformed and visually impaired, carpenter S. Kurusamy, 49, contractor R. Pannir Selvam, 28, and crane driver S. Vadivelan, 29. They were killed at Lot 157A Kampung Kemunting in Karangan here at 10.10pm on Feb 17, 2009.
The courtroom was filled with family members and relatives.
Bukit Aman believed that the men were members of a notorious gang said to be responsible for a series of robberies in the northern region. According to police, the suspects had opened fire on them.
When the case was called up at 9.35am yesterday, coroner Shamshol Azwa Martadza proceeded to record the particulars of the parents or wives of the men. DPP Melissa Mohd Akhir, who is assisting the court with DPP Nuraswan Aminuddin, then stood up to say that they were still awaiting the supplementary documents to the pathologist’s reports.
Jagdeep Singh Deo, who is holding a watching brief for the families, assisted by R.S.N. Rayer, said they had yet to be furnished with a set of the documents.
“We need the documents, especially the post-mortem reports,” said Jagdeep.
The court fixed June 3 for mention so that the documents can be served and a hearing date to be fixed. Out-side the courtroom later, Malarselvi made the outburst.Jagdeep told the press that family members had lodged police reports and made numerous requests to the Attorney-General to direct an inquest under Section 339 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
“We are pleased that the inquest was finally fixed for today but, as you can see, the family members are absolutely distraught that it had taken 15 months,” he said.
Being with wrong company at a wrong time is not an excuse for police to shoot and kill. I am wondering what happened to the so called girlfriends who were at the scene.