Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar has clarified that confiscating
memory cards and cameras belonging to journalists is not part of the
police standard operating procedure (SOP).
The statement made by IGP contradicts Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s claim that the seizure of journalists’ equipment while covering Saturday’s Bersih 3.0 rally was part of police SOP.
The statement made by IGP contradicts Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s claim that the seizure of journalists’ equipment while covering Saturday’s Bersih 3.0 rally was part of police SOP.
Speaking
at the Kuala Lumpur general hospital, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the confiscation of memory cards
and cameras belonging to journalists during the Bersih 3.0 rally were
part of the police's standard operating procedure (SOP).
When asked
why the items were seized since he claimed that the police had nothing
to hide, Hishammuddin said. "I don't know. This is the standard operating procedure of police..."
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