Businessman Chia Buang Hing is mulling further action against the police officers who allegedly attacked and robbed him of RM13,000 in cash earlier this month.

NONE A police investigation has already been launched, with Chia identifying a number of the errant police officers from a line-up yesterday.

        

Chia (left) was called to the Petaling Jaya police district headquarters yesterday morning to identify his alleged assailants and to have his statement recorded.

The 34-year-old businessman identified four officers as being amongst those who assaulted him .

Segambut parliamentarian Lim Lip Eng, who accompanied Chia when the businessman made his initial police report, told Malaysiakini when contacted today that the businessman will elaborate further on his next course of action at a press conference tomorrow afternoon.

“He will disclose further actions that he will be taking on the matter. That is the first part,” said Lim.

NONE “The second part, he will rebut police accusations against him with regards to charges of drug possession and having a machete on him when arrested,” said the DAP elected representative.

Lim added that Chia, who is in the business of making photo and picture frames, was not available for further comment today as he had returned to his hometown of Tanjung Sepat in Selangor but that the press conference at 2pm tomorrow will reveal the details.

Following the identification of the suspects, two police officers have been arrested , according to Bernama late this evening.

‘Possession of a machete, heroin’

Yesterday, Tun Hisan told the media in a statement that Chia was arrested under suspicion of being in possession of a machete, heroin and driving a car without a valid road tax displayed.

NONE Chia was remanded for three days - from Dec 19 to Dec 22 - for the two offences.

"I'd like to stress that the police will ensure that a fair and thorough investigation will be conducted,” assured Tun Hisan.

            

Malaysiakini was also informed on Friday that a special task force from the Selangor police contingent headquarters has officially taken over the investigation.

"Nobody is above the law. If there is evidence, the persons responsible will be charged in court," added the contingent's officer in-charge of criminal investigations Mohd Adnan Abdullah.

            

Suaram: Act against errant officers

Meanwhile, human rights NGO Suaram has condemned the alleged acts of the police as a serious violation of human rights, and demanded the police to take action against errant members of the force.

“The evidence is all there and it is up to the police chief to take disciplinary action against the officers who have broken the law and violated human rights,” said Suaram coordinator Yap Heng Lung in a statement yesterday.

NONE Swift action, added Yap, is necessary if the authorities wanted to restore public confidence in the police force.        

“If the government does not pay serious attention to reforming the police, then the public will continue to doubt the institution,” he said.

The NGO also called for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to be involved in the investigation as it is not only a matter of police brutality, but also involves corruption and abuse of power.

Suaram also repeated its call for the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission ( IPCMC ) be instituted to check the spread of such cases.

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