This is what happens when a tear gas canister hits your face

ARCHIVES 2011

By admin-s On Jul 14, 2011

Let there be no doubt: the police wanted to seriously hurt or kill the Bersih and Pakatan leaders who were present at the underpass.

By Lawyers for Liberty

Fayyadh Afiq, Anwar’s bodyguard is a hero.

He shielded Anwar from the direct barrage of tear gas canisters shot into the crowd trapped at the Sentral station underpass. He suffered a broken cheek bone and underwent a 5-hour operation.

MP Khalid Samad who was also at the underpass, was similarly hit by a tear gas canister and sustained six stitches on the back of his head.

To view the brutal tear gas attack, see FMT video “Bersih 2.0: It’s 50k, and a big success”.

The villain? Undoubtedly, the police for the cruel and unjustifiable attack, especially the notorious Brickfields police chief ACP “Headhunter” Wan Bari who could be seen directing his men to shoot low at the crowd. He repeatedly said “bawah”, “bawah” when his men initially pointed the tear gas guns upwards.

Let there be no doubt: the police wanted to seriously hurt or kill the Bersih and Pakatan leaders who were present at the underpass. Common sense will tell you that metal projectiles shot at high velocity will cause serious injuries or death – even the tear gas instruction says: DO NOT FIRE DIRECTLY; INJURY OR DEATH MAY RESULT.