Bersih probe: Hanif disappointed not many witnesses came forward
Zahid (left) shaking hands with Tun Hanif. Also present is Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Alwi Ibrahim.
(fz.com) – “The main actors refused to cooperate because they doubted the credibility of the panel,” he said, alluding to the apprehension directed at the panel as he, a former Inspector-General of Police, headed it.
Chairman of the Independent Advisory Panel on Bersih 3.0 Tun Hanif Omar today expressed disappointment that not many members of the public came forward as witnesses during its investigation into disturbances sparked by the Bersih 3.0 rally in April last year.
The panel handed its report on the rally held last year to the government today.
Hanif said while he was satisfied with the 500-page report, he was saddened that not many members of the public came forward as witnesses.
“The panel had invited all parties to come forward, but there were those who had been persuaded by certain quarters to not aid in the investigation,” he told reporters after meeting Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi this evening.
The panel had been formed to probe the disturbances sparked by the Bersih 3.0 rally in April 2012.
