Keningau Police Useless, Prison Director Brutal
By Sabahkini
THE Keningau District Police has come under fire over its alleged ineptitude and poor handling of the brutal and senseless beating of a young trader, involving a senior prison department officer.
The parent of the assault victim has demanded for the intervention of the higher authority, to ensure a prompt and proper action be taken against the said prison officer and his group of accomplices.
The father of the assault victim, Cheah You Hock, 53, stressed that there should be no cover up in the investigation of the matter, especially when the entire incident was captured on the CCTV of the 24-hour convenient store where the assault has taken place, on 30 April, at close to midnight.
“There were also many eye witnesses around at that time who can always testify against the assailants. Hence, the police should conduct their investigation professionally, without fear and favour as, it is their duty and responsibility to maintain law and order, and to protect law-abiding citizens. Failing which, it will only send out a wrong signal to others that they can always take law into their own hands,” he said.
He was especially outraged by the alleged ineptitude of the police personnel who arrived at the scene, upon receiving of a distress call made by one of his son’s friends.
“I was made to understand that they (the said three police personnel) failed to stop the beating upon arriving at the scene, until the assailants dragged my son out of the convenient store. And worse still, they (the police) didn’t even detain them (the assailants) for investigation.
