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Independent probe into violence, abuse of power needed

 Accountability, Human rights, Police  23 Responses »
May 072012
 

An independent inquiry into the Bersih 3.0 events should also examine this 71-year-old woman’s testimony and allegations about what she experienced and witnessed.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 12.24am  Tagged with: Bersih, inquiry, Police, violence

The oldest trick in the book?

 Accountability, Civil society, Democracy, Police  17 Responses »
May 052012
 

Any independent inquiry into the violence that broke out at the tail-end of the Bersih 3.0 rally would not be complete without a thorough examination into whether agents provocateurs or others bent on inciting violence were present in the crowd.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 9.59am  Tagged with: agents provocateurs, Bersih

Bersih 3.0: Even sardines have more room

 Accountability, Human rights, Police  22 Responses »
May 042012
 
Bersih 3.0: Even sardines have more room

What do you call it when tear gas is fired into a tightly packed crowd with little room to manoeuvre – and when people try and move away, more tear gas is fired, even in areas farther away from Dataran?

 Posted by Anil Netto at 12.16pm

Bersih 3.0 turnout, crackdown resets Malaysian politics

 Civil society, Human rights, M'sian politics, Malaysian elections, Police  8 Responses »
May 022012
 

This is an article I completed today for Asia Times Online. The BN finds itself on the political defensive after police personnel cracked down on a largely peaceful 28 April protest held in Kuala Lumpur calling for electoral reforms.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 8.06pm  Tagged with: Bersih, brutality, elections, Police

Samsengs assault ‘Occupy Dataran’ students

 Education and students' rights, Police  21 Responses »
Apr 192012
 

A group of about 30-60 thugs assaulted some of the 20-50 students who were camping out at Dataran Merdeka and tore down their tents at 2.36am today.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 5.12pm  Tagged with: Occupy Dataran, PTPTN loans, thugs
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