The Bukit Aman police headquarters has established a team to investigate the case involving three men who were shot dead in Durian Tunggal, Malacca, last month.

Its criminal investigation director chief, M Kumar, said the team will take over the investigation of the case, including the police reports lodged by the victims’ family members.

“Today, Bukit Aman confirms receiving reports from the families involved, who are dissatisfied with the actions by the police.

“The Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department takes this matter seriously and guarantees that a transparent, fair, and professional investigation will be conducted to ensure justice is served,” Kumar said in a statement today.

Earlier today, the families of three men who were shot dead in Malacca rejected the police’s account that the victims had attacked officers, citing an alleged audio recording of the incident.

The wife of one of the victims, who wished to be identified only as Jayashree, managed to record a phone conversation with her husband, G Logeswaran, 29, during the incident.

Wives of the men who were shot dead

She said based on the recording last Monday (Nov 24), the three could be heard cooperating with the police as they were being detained.

She also said the recording did not show the victims behaving in a threatening manner as alleged.

“Suddenly, the police attacked; you could hear the sounds, and he (Logeswaran) cried out in pain. His voice of pain was clearly audible. When someone told him to sit, he sat down as well.

“He (the police) said ‘duduk, duduk’ (sit, sit).

“‘Ya bang (Yes), I am sitting’ (Logeswaran replied),” Jayashree said during a press conference at the Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) office in Petaling Jaya.

Malacca top cop defends action

Previously, Malacca police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said police had opened fire on the three men after they attacked a police officer with machetes on Nov 23.

He said the police officer suffered serious injuries to his left hand and almost lost his life.

According to Dzulkhairi, the men, who were allegedly involved in armed robberies, were part of the “DT Gang”.

Meanwhile, the lawyer representing the families, Rajesh Nagarajan, urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to convene a special cabinet meeting regarding the matter.

He said the victims’ families deserve proper justice for the irresponsible actions of the police.

Families reject police narrative of fatal shooting, reveal audio recording

Families reject police narrative of fatal shooting, reveal audio recording