KL lawyers urge brutality probe

KL lawyers urge brutality probe

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A group of Malaysian lawyers urged the
government on Wednesday to probe allegations of police brutality
on opposition supporters during April 15 street protests.

The Legal Aid Center, which represented 48 people arrested
during the protests to mark the first anniversary of ex-deputy
premier Anwar Ibrahim's sentencing, said it had received
complaints of harsh police treatment.

The center is run by a group of volunteer lawyers offering
free legal services to the poor.

Fifteen of the detainees were charged on Saturday with illegal
assembly and another with insulting the police. Another 32 were
released and told to report back to police.

The center's chairperson R.Kesavan said a detainee, Azlee
Johar, has alleged several policemen beat his head, neck and
thighs and "even after he had fallen, he was dragged to the
police truck, verbally abused, beaten and kicked".