Court rules police abused power in 2019 Rawang, families to sue
- 2 years ago
The police were not shooting in self-defence in an incident where three men were gunned down in Rawang, Selangor three years ago, ruled the Shah Alam Coroner’s Court.
Coroner Rasyihah Ghazali said there was a criminal element in the case and that there was an abuse of power by the authorities in the fatal shooting of G Thavaselvan, 31, S Mahendran, 23, and Sri Lankan national J Vijayaratnam, 40.
Lawyer M Visvanathan, who acted for the family of the deceased, confirmed the verdict in the inquest delivered late afternoon yesterday.
Coroner Rasyihah Ghazali said there was a criminal element in the case and that there was an abuse of power by the authorities in the fatal shooting of G Thavaselvan, 31, S Mahendran, 23, and Sri Lankan national J Vijayaratnam, 40.
Lawyer M Visvanathan, who acted for the family of the deceased, confirmed the verdict in the inquest delivered late afternoon yesterday.