KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Police will apply to the court for an inquest to be conducted into the incident where six men where shot dead by police in Kampung Kemunting, Kulim, last month.
Federal CID chief Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin said his department would be moving for the inquest to be conducted soon.
“The probe into the case is 90 per cent completed and we will submit the results to the court to resolve it,” he told reporters after officiating a course for police officers at the Police College here today.
On Feb 17, police shot dead the wanted men, aged between 20m and 50, during a raid at their hideout in Kampung Kemunting.
They were high on the police wanted list for armed robberies committed in Perak, Penang, Kedah and Selangor.
The deaths drew flak with questions raised on police procedures in apprehending suspected criminals.
Mohd Bakri also said police would begin videotaping interrogation of crime suspects in rooms specially fitted with the necessary equipment.
“The Inspector-General of Police has ordered this to be done. The allocation to do this is being sourced and it will be implemented in stages with the bigger police districts given first priority,” he said, adding that police contingent headquarters and Bukit Aman (the federal police headquarters) already had the facility.
The move comes in the wake of the death of a youth, A Kugan, 22, a suspected car thief, who died while in custody of the Subang Taipan police station on Jan 20.
On another matter, Mohd Bakri said police planned to upgrade its Forensics Division to a full-fledged department for more effective policing. — Bernama
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