Police made me strip, says Chinese national

[Dashken]

Added a more direct link to the file... in the 1st post.

[Dashken]

The Malaysian minister in charge of the police has said that foreigners who do not like the way his officers behave should leave the country.

Noh Omar's remarks come just days after a video emerged of an ethnic Chinese woman being forced to perform naked squats in a Malaysian police station.

China has protested about the alleged treatment of its citizens.

Far from containing this crisis some politicians and police officers seem determined to make it worse.

Video puts police in dock
First Malaysia's deputy police chief said it was standard procedure for suspects to be forced to strip and squat repeatedly while holding their ears.

Chinese anger

Now the minister in day-to-day charge of the police has hit out at complainants from overseas.

"If foreigners think that Malaysia police are brutal, please go back to their own countries and not to stay here," Noh Omar told reporters in parliament.

On Monday he told lawmakers that he believed police had followed the rules, seemingly putting him at odds with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, who had announced a full independent inquiry.

The video prompted widespread outrage in Malaysia and the government has distanced itself from Mr Noh's remarks.

But this is becoming increasingly difficult for Mr Abdullah who is sometimes characterised as too nice for the job.

Calls for the deputy police chief and now the deputy internal security minister to be sacked have so far gone unheeded.

On Tuesday the Chinese government stepped in and asked for abusive police officers to be punished, and for its citizens in Malaysia to be properly protected.

Several Chinese women have complained of being humiliated and robbed by Malaysian police officers, and the video footage has lent weight to their stories.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4483840.stm

[Dashken]

Malaysia's Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Noh Omar said yesterday (Nov 29) that foreigners who think Malaysia is a "cruel" country should go home.

His comments came a day after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi apologised to China and ordered an independent probe into the scandal over a video-clip showing a naked Chinese woman forced to perform squats in front of a female police officer.

Datuk Noh, who is in charge of the police force, insisted to reporters in Parliament House yesterday (Nov 29) that his officers had not acted out of bounds.

"We have to be fair to the police. We cannot reach a stage where the police are demoralised," he said.

Although some lawyers have said strip searches are illegal, Datuk Noh said there was a case for police discretion in conducting searches.

The 70-second video drew international media attention and much criticism from Malaysians after opposition MP Teresa Kok revealed it in Parliament last week.

Democratic Action Party (DAP) leader Lim Kit Siang likened it to the brutal treatment of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib.

Lashing out at critics, a combative Datuk Noh said if foreigners thought Malaysia cruel in its ways, they were free to leave.

The deputy minister was to brief Parliament yesterday on the results of a separate police probe into the incident, but the issue did not come up after the Speaker rejected an opposition motion for a debate.

The Speaker, Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib, said the subject of the motion tabled by Kok, a DAP MP, was not sufficiently urgent.

Lim voiced disappointment and noted that Datuk Noh seemed to be at "loggerheads" with the Prime Minister, whom he praised for calling for an independent probe.

"Unfortunately, the Prime Minister seems to be quite alone," he added, hinting at resistance within the police force and among some ministers.

The Straits Times understands that the Prime Minister's Office has made known its displeasure at Datuk Noh's statements, and has directed all government officials to refrain from further comment until the probe is completed.

Eight police officers have been questioned in connection with the case. All are from the Petaling Jaya police headquarters where the incident took place.

Noh yesterday (Nov 29) declined to identify the woman in the clip, who is believed to be a Chinese citizen.

China has urged Malaysia to punish those responsible and to ensure the safety and dignity of Chinese visitors.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said at a regular news briefing in Beijing that a visit by Malaysia's Home Minister Azmi Khalid was still being arranged.

"The timing of the visit will be set at an appropriate time for both sides," he said.

Datuk Azmi was supposed to have visited China today on a damage-control mission. But the trip was postponed to next month. The minister said Beijing had asked for the delay because his Chinese counterpart had prior commitments.

But some observers suggested it was Beijiing's way of showing its displeasure. -- Additional reporting by Tschang Chi-Chu in Beijing

Source: http://www.asianewsnet.net/level3_te...&news_id=49029

Malaysia Boleh!

[Adrian Wong]

Noh is an idiot. This is the kind of idiots we have in charge of the country.

Let's see if Pak Lah kicks his ass out.

Somehow, I think not. If all that kris-waving in the recent past was not condemned, I doubt such idiotic actions will be condemned.

[Dashken]

Recording of Noh's 'Go Home' statement.

'Go Home' - 3MB+ (Right-click, Save As)

[peaz]

do remember to check www.jeffooi.com and teresakok.blogsome.com for updates on this case

[Dashken]

and also blog.limkitsiang.com

[Adrian Wong]

Hahaha.. That fool got shot by the PM. He deserved it. Stupid ass.

But IMHO, getting a verbal reprimand is NOTHING. He should have been sacked.

Heck, he now denies he ever made that statement. Misinterpreted, yeah, right..

Why are we saddled with such idiots for our politicians???

[siddiq]

Originally Posted by Dashken

Recording of Noh's 'Go Home' statement.

'Go Home' - 3MB+ (Right-click, Save As)

BERIK MALU JAK ORG TOK!

english : give shame onli. odasljasdh

[Dashken]

Malaysia is much more famous now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysi..._abuse_scandal