A high-level committee of enquiry has been set up to investigate what happened at the Tung Shin Hospital last Saturday.

Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai in a statement today said the committee would be headed by Health Ministry secretary-general Kamarul Zaman Md Isa.

azlan Liow said he had faith that the committee would conduct a thorough and transparent investigation which was vital and necessary as patient security and hospital safety was paramount.

“This will clear the contradictions in various statements made by different parties over the last few days,” he said.

The Tung Shin Hospital board had on Monday informed Liow that no tear gas canisters and water cannons were fired directly into the hospital compound during Saturday’s illegal rally but numerous eyewitness accounts have alleged otherwise.

“Members of the public who witnessed the incident can come forward to assist the inquiry. Those who wish to remain unidentified can choose to do so,” he said.

- Bernama