Family puzzled over arrest of SB officer
The worried family of Corporal Hassan Ali Basari, detained for being an alleged informant, want the police to either release him or charge him immediately.
(FMT) – KOTA KINABALU: The family of one of the security personnel accused of aiding the armed group of Filipinos and detained, Corporal Hassan Ali Basari claims he is being severely abused during interrogation and should be released.
They are concerned about his health and fear he is being denied medical attention.
The family also claimed that Hassan was forced to admit that he had conspired with the armed terrorists, and was being blamed for the deaths of the eight policemen, web news portal The Borneo Insider reported.
Hassan, a member of the Special Branch, was first detained on Monday and then again on Friday on suspicions of corruption.
Detained along with Hassan was one Maritime Enforcement Agency personnel and two Navy personnel stationed in Semporna.
The Borneo Insider quoted his nephew Salleh Berindi Othman as saying that the family became concerned after not hearing from him and rumours circulated that he was somehow involved with the Filipino group who had taken over Kg Tanduo in Lahad Datu and attacked and killed six policemen in Semporna.
Salleh lodged the police report at the Tanjung Aru police station here on Friday because he believed that his uncle has been wrongly detained and that he had been abused while in detention.
He said after being given the run-around for several days, he was finally allowed to meet his uncle at the Kepayan police headquarters.
“An officer told us that we could not speak to one another in our mother tongue, which is Bajau Semporna, when conversing with Hassan.
“We were also warned not to take any pictures during the meeting, as it was evident our uncle had bruises on his body,” he told reporters after lodging the police report.
“I hope the police will conduct a thorough investigation on my report and I also hope that they will allow my uncle to obtain treatment at the hospital,” he said.
