October 7, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR: The “shoot first” approach to law enforcement advocated by Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will portray Malaysia as a lawless nation, said MCA vice-president Gan Ping Sieu. The head of MCA’s Crime Prevention Committee said that aside from sending the wrong message to the rest of the world, turning to guns…

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s comment on a “shoot first” approach when dealing with suspected gang members validates previous fears that the unwritten policy existed within the police force, a human rights lawyer said today. Co-founder of Lawyers for Liberty, Latheefa Koya, said the home minister was essentially giving…