NST Online: Police denied people were killed secretly in Malaysia as claimed by Amnesty International in a report on world countries titled “Death Sentences and Executions in 2007”.
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Ismail Omar, said the statement is not true.
“We are a sovereign country. The police here conduct their work professionally. We have our management system, our laws and procedures. All our actions are done in accordance with the law,” he said after visiting Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital in conjunction with the 201st Police Day celebration here today.
On the next course of action over the AI claims, he said the police would refer it to Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.
In its report, AI “expressed deep concern” that many more people were killed secretly in countries such as Mongolia, Vietnam and Malaysia. It highlighted China, Singapore, Malaysia and Mongolia as among the many countries that "carry out executions in secret and refuse to divulge any information on the use of the death penalty."
Earlier, Ismail presented two wheelchairs, DVD players, children books and educational VCDs from the police to the hospital. He also visited and handed over fruit baskets to several patients at the orthopedic ward of the hospital.
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