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200 protest guards' assault on man
SHAH ALAM: About 200 people gathered outside a hypermarket here yesterday to protest the the assault on a 22-year-old man by two security guards on Friday.
Technician R. Sashindran claimed the guards hit him on the head and body repeatedly with a plastic stool until it broke and then forced him to write a confession that he had shoplifted some items from the hypermarket. He claimed they then forced him to pay RM30 for the items he allegedly stole.
Sashindran claimed the guards later put several items into his bag and took pictures of him holding the bag before calling the police, who he claimed also assaulted him. "One hit me on the back with his hand while the other used the butt of his gun."
Sashindran later lodged a police report, claiming he was taken to the Section 11 police station where he was forced to write another confession. The protesters, who included members of non-governmental organisations, later met representatives from the management, who promised to investigate the claims. District police chief ACP Noor Azam Jamaludin said police were investigating the case.
