Do not turn Kugan Ananthan's funeral into a political rally, warned Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar in a statement today...While his bereaved family is now preparing for his funeral to take place tomorrow, a spate of SMSes are being sent out by various people stating that a procession will be held from the University Hospital to the burial ground. These SMSes urged "all Malaysians to come for the funeral and give support to Kugan's family". Responding to this, Khalid said that the funeral should not be politicised or turned into an illegal demonstration as it would disrupt public order and lead to chaos...However in an immediate reaction, a police watchdog lashed out at Khalid for intimidating and dissuading the public from attending the funeral. "He has failed to see the fact that if the police had acted professionally, there would not have been a funeral in the first place," said Police Watch and Human Rights Committee coordinator S Jayathas in a statement..."Any attempt by the police to disrupt the peaceful funeral on whatever pretext would only further erode their credibility and that of the ruling government."I wish to emphasise that the funeral procession tomorrow will be a peaceful and a solemn event in accordance with Hindu rites and rituals," he added. (Source: Malaysiakini)
Man, now I know what police means when they say they have intelligence report - it's all about 'plans by certain quarters to politicise, turn into an illegal demonstration blah blah blah' - the same old tune. And this so-called intelligent report is based on one SMS saying "all Malaysians to come for the funeral and give support to Kugan's family".
The police can be rest assured that the civilised public will be watching their every action or inaction during the funeral procession. Thankfully, there's a police watchdog doing the job but I believe the whole country will be keeping a close watch on the police this time round.
If I were still single, I would or might be there for the funeral procession to show my support. My first and last 'illegal' demonstration was the infamous MARCH FOR JUSTICE organised by the Bar Council in the wake of the Lingam Tape scandal. I remember there was a heavy police presence - at least a helicopter hovering over us and a few FRU trucks. Imagine, an armed police force watching over a host of unarmed civilised public and professional lawyers to boot!
Man, now I know what police means when they say they have intelligence report - it's all about 'plans by certain quarters to politicise, turn into an illegal demonstration blah blah blah' - the same old tune. And this so-called intelligent report is based on one SMS saying "all Malaysians to come for the funeral and give support to Kugan's family".
The police can be rest assured that the civilised public will be watching their every action or inaction during the funeral procession. Thankfully, there's a police watchdog doing the job but I believe the whole country will be keeping a close watch on the police this time round.
If I were still single, I would or might be there for the funeral procession to show my support. My first and last 'illegal' demonstration was the infamous MARCH FOR JUSTICE organised by the Bar Council in the wake of the Lingam Tape scandal. I remember there was a heavy police presence - at least a helicopter hovering over us and a few FRU trucks. Imagine, an armed police force watching over a host of unarmed civilised public and professional lawyers to boot!
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