Charge the police officers in COURT - no to 'internal disciplinary' procedures or termination for enforced dissapearance cases

Will the Pakatan Harapan-led Malaysian government now investigate the enforced disappearance of Amri Che Mat and others(about 4), and prosecute the perpetrators even if they are police Special Branch officers? 

Victims of Enforced Dissapearance by police officers - Amri and Pastor Koh? HR Commission's findings

Or will they just sweep it all under the carpet - and we see no action again when police personnel are suspected perpetrators of the crime. 'Secret' internal discipline is not what we want but a PUBLIC open trial? A transfer, a demotion or even a termination from employment simply will not do in such cases ...

We recall sadly that in death in custody cases before, that the EAIC conducted an enquiry and found the police guilty of various wrongdoing including the causing of death - we saw no prosecution of the suspected perpetrators...

See earlier related posts:-

Police officers that tortured and killed detainee - what will the AG and the Malaysian government do?

Cepat tindakan kes bunuh lelaki korea, kenapa lambat tuduh polis/pembunuh Syed Mohd Azlan?

Police officers that killed Syed Mohd Azlan, and tried to hide a crime? What happened?

EAIC’S INVESTIGATION FINDINGS ON THE DEATH OF N. DHARMENDRAN IN POLICE CUSTODY

15 Immigration Officers 'Sacked' - not right, just charge them in court? To ensure no 'cover ups'? Deterrence too? Justice demands it..

(Bilingual) Press Statement by Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy on 3 April 2019 in Petaling Jaya

Re-open the Case of Amri Che Mat and Raymond Koh, Get UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances Involved.

Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy welcome the conclusion of the SUHAKAM’s public inquiry on the disappearances of activist Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh. We urge the federal government to conduct a fresh investigation with the participation of United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.

The involvement of international experts is crucial because the police have failed to conduct independent and professional investigation on cases of human rights violations, such as the first probe into the disappearances of Amri and Koh, the custodial death of Kugan and Teoh Beng Hock. The police must recuse themselves from the new probe as police cannot investigate police themselves.

The SUHAKAM’s conclusion that the special branch of police involved in the enforced disappearances of Amri and Koh is shocking. Stern action must be taken against those implicated in the abduction of the victims should the allegation proved true in the fresh investigation.

Pakatan Harapan was elected on promises of democratic and human rights reforms, it has obligation to right all wrongs committed by the previous government, including the enforced disappearances of Amri and Koh.

Justice delayed is justice denied. The perpetrators must be brought to court as soon as possible, the government must ensure justice for the families of Amri and Koh.

It is also high time for the government to reform and trim down the special branch of police and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Ng Geok Chee

Chairperson

Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy

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赵明福民主基金会文告，2019年4月3日于八打灵再也发出

重新调查安里与许景裕失踪案件，邀请联合国强迫失踪小组参与

赵明福民主基金会欢迎人权委员会将安里和许景裕牧师列为强迫失踪受害者。我们促请联邦政府马上展开新的调查，并邀请联合国强迫失踪小组参与。

我们强调，重新开案调查亟需国际专家的参与。因为警方在许多侵犯人权案件上无法展开独立和专业的调查，譬如安里和许景裕牧师的第一次调查，古甘和赵明福的扣留所死亡案件等等。警察不应该调查控诉警察犯罪的案件，他们必须回避参与新的调查。

人权委员会的结论指出，警察政治部参与拐走安里和许景裕，这个指控令人震惊。若新的调查证明指控属实，政府就必定要严厉对付强迫失踪的迫害者。

希盟在大选获胜，乃是因为它提出许多民主与人权改革的承诺。因此它有义务纠正前朝政府犯下的所有错误，包括安里和许景裕的强迫失踪事件。

迟来的正义意即正义被否决。政府必须尽速将迫害者带到法庭，确保安里和许景裕的家属获得正义。

赵明福民主基金会也吁请政府改革政治部和削减其编员，以及核准保护所有人免遭强迫失踪国际公约（International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance）。

赵明福民主基金会主席

黄玉珠