Special task force to quash violence allegations by students

The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The police will set up a special task force to counter claims of alleged police brutality when dispersing student demonstrators outside Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Tanjong Malim.

Perak police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the police had evidence to dismiss the brutality allegations.

“Police photographers and cameraman were recording the incident to prove that police did not resort to violence, including injuring the students.

“As such, I have instructed the task force to be set up to counter these baseless allegations,” DCP Mohd Shukri said yesterday.

He said action would be taken against blogs that defamed the police over the incident.

Police had earlier denied that force was used to disperse the illegal assembly by some 70 students, which was organised by student movement Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia outside UPSI’s entrance on New Year’s eve.

The students from several universities around the country as-sembled outside UPSI’s entrance, demanding the abolition of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971.

They wanted to protest any disciplinary action against UPSI student Adam Adli Abdul Halim.

Adam Adli had taken down a flag bearing the image of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak outside the Umno headquarters on Dec 17.