
MIC deputy president M Saravanan has called for an independent commission of inquiry to be set up to look into the police shooting of three young men in Melaka two weeks ago.
The Tapah MP said he had also written to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, urging him to set up an independent inquiry into the deaths of M Puspanathan, 21, T Poovaneswaran, 24, and G Logeswaran, 29, without delay.
The former minister said that only an independent body could examine the evidence fairly, including an audio recording produced by the families which allegedly contradicted the police’s claims that the trio were shot in self-defence.
In his letter to Anwar, Saravanan said the commission must have full powers to review forensic evidence, the audio recording, and police SOPs, and that its findings should be made public.
“A free body…