‘Why no policemen arrested over Durian Tunggal police shootout case?’

A government backbencher has questioned why no policemen were arrested to assist in the probe over the Durian Tunggal police shootout in Melaka last month that led to three men being killed.

Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong) noted that it has been two days since the Attorney General’s Chambers reclassified the probe as murder.

“Malaysians do not want history to repeat. In the case of Altantuya Shaariibuu, the authorities failed to act firmly and carry out their duties from the start, allowing one of the convicted policemen to escape to Australia where he remains now.

“The same script is at risk of repeating with this Melaka case. So what are the police waiting for? Is there someone they are trying to protect? The inspector-general of police cannot be silent.

“The people want answers, not excuses. Whoever gave the order (to shoot the trio) and whoever pulled the trigger must be identified and hauled to court,” he said in a statement.

The three men killed on Nov 24 are M Puspanathan, 21, T Poovaneswaran, 24, and G Logeswaran, 29.

Melaka police claimed that there were serial robbers armed with machetes had attacked the police. They also claimed that the incident at around 4am.

Lawyers representing the families of the three men however have evidence in the form of audio recording, forensic evidence as well as new evidence that debunks police claim.

The lawyers – Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Singh Sohanpal – also revealed the three men were shot “execution style”.