Criminal record only after conviction, lawyer tells Melaka top cop
A lawyer representing the families of the three men shot dead by police in Durian Tunggal, Melaka, on Nov 24 has taken state police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar to task for continuing to claim that the partner of one of the victims has a criminal record.
Rajesh Nagarajan said the claim was legally unfounded, noting that a criminal record only exists after a court conviction.
Being investigated, questioned or even arrested does not constitute a criminal record, he said.
“To suggest otherwise is either a reckless misstatement or a deliberate attempt to smear a grieving widow to distract from the central and unavoidable issue – the killing of three men by the police,” he said in a statement.
“If Dzulkhairi maintains this allegation, then he must substantiate it with verifiable court records. Failing that, the statement ought to be…
