PETALING JAYA: The police must question the father of a robbery suspect shot dead in Batu Arang last week over his allegation that cops “executed” him, said Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances (CAGED).
In recent reports, the man only known as Govindasamy – whose son Thavaselvan was one of three killed in the shooting – had alleged that the police could be hired for abductions and murders.
CAGED said in a statement that police must investigate the matter to ascertain claims that the department could be paid to kill and kidnap.
“We call upon Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador to question Govindasamy and vigorously pursue all leads to confirm or deny the public’s suspicions that there are police for hire to conduct abductions and murders in Malaysia,” the group said.
Govindasamy said in a video clip that Thavaselvan had long been a person of interest to another wanted person, A. Sivaguru, who he claimed had worked with some bad cops to mastermind the shooting in Rawang where three men were killed on Sept 14.
In the video, Govindasamy said Sivaguru’s abduction in 2016 was staged by members of the police force to enable Sivaguru to live freely in Thailand.
Govindasamy alleged that Sivaguru was abetted by an “Inspector Thiru” and another inspector in Bukit Aman police headquarters with the plan to kill Thavaselvan and another person.
Thavaselvan, 31, S. Mahendran 23, and Sri Lankan Janarthan Vijayaratnam 40, were shot dead by the police after the high speed chase in Rawang.
They were suspected of committing a series of home robberies in Selangor.
Janarthan’s wife, G. Moganambal, was said to have been in the car with the trio prior to the shooting but police said only the three killed were in the car during the shooting.
A missing person’s report was filed by Moganambal’s sister a day after the incident.
Govindasamy claimed that the cops had also shot Moganambal.
Abdul Hamid on Friday said he would order an inquest into the shooting of the three men.
He said while he was confident that his men had carried out their jobs according to the standard operating procedures, out of public interest, an inquest would be held to clear the air.
