‘Cops beat me up’

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Saturday December 25, 2010

‘Cops beat me up’

By P. ARUNA
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PETALING JAYA: A businessman claimed that he was held and badly beaten up in different locations by policemen who also took RM13,000 of his money and threatened to ruin his business.

At one juncture during his alleged 24-hour nightmare, the policemen also ordered him to make a false report that he had been injured in a car accident and if he refused they threatened to plant a blood-stained parang or drugs in his car.

In pain: Chia claimed the alleged attacks took place at four different locations. – AZHAR MAHFOF / The Star.

Businessman Chia Buang Hing, 34, claimed that a policeman from the narcotics division also threatened to “inject” him with drugs.

Chia alleged that the ordeal that he went through started at about 11pm on Dec 18, when he was stopped at a roadblock while travelling from his home in Tropicana to Kota Damansara.

He claimed a series of brutalities took place at the Dataran Sunway police car park and toilet, the Petaling Jaya police headquarters and outside the Petaling Jaya magistrate’s court.

“I was beaten up outside the court after I made a complain to the magistrate,” the businessman alleged.

Chia said the beatings caused his mouth to froth but a doctor at the Sungai Buloh Hospital merely confirmed that he had had some injuries after an X-ray and told him to go for a medical check-up.

He said he was then repeatedly hit by the policemen, who then handcuffed and dragged him into a police car amid his shouts for help.

He claimed that the policemen took his money and threw it all over the floor and in the toilet bowl. He was also hit by a hard object in the arms and kicked again.

Chia said that in the midst of being knocked about by the policemen, he made some fingerprint marks on the walls of the room and the toilet as evidence that he had been in police custody.

Chia, who was remanded for four days, was finally released on bail on Dec 22. He lodged a police report the next day.

Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng who helped him lodge the report said Chia owned three businesses in the city and had collected money from one of his shops before being stopped at the roadblock.

When contacted, Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed confirmed receiving the report and said investigations into the allegations by Chia were already underway.

 

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Beaten businessman identifies cops


Published: Saturday December 25, 2010 MYT 5:07:00 PM
Updated: Saturday December 25, 2010 MYT 7:38:54 PM

Beaten businessman identifies cops

By M. KUMAR and ZUHRIN AZAM AHMAD

“I was so afraid that I vomited this morning before coming here,” said businessman Chia Buang Hing.

PETALING JAYA: The businessman, who claimed he was assaulted by policemen while in custody, has identified four of his attackers through line up.

Businessman Chia Buang Hing, 34, accompanied by his lawyer, arrived at Petaling Jaya police headquarters around 11am on Saturday to identify the alleged aggressors.

Chia picked out the four policemen from a line up of over 30.

He also identified one more policeman who, he claimed, was present during the beatings but only watched.

Chia said despite being afraid, he knew he had to face up to the daunting task of confronting his enemies.

“I was so afraid that I vomited this morning before coming here,” he said.

Chia also had his statement taken by officers from Selangor police headquarters.

State CID chief SAC Mohd Adnan Abdullah said a task force has been set up to investigate the case thoroughly. “Nobody is above the law.

If there is evidence, the persons responsible will be charged in court,” he said.

Chia claimed he was allegedly beaten up by policemen who also took RM13,000 of his money after they stopped him at a roadblock at 11pm on Dec 18.

He was travelling from his home in Tropicana to Kota Damansara.

He alleged that the policemen also ordered him to make a false report that he had been injured in a car accident and that, if he refused, they would plant a blood-stained parang or drugs in his car.

Meanwhile, Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Tun Hisan Hamzah said Saturdy in a statement that Chia was arrested over suspicion of having a parang, heroin and driving a car without displaying its road tax.

He was also suspected of using a yellow royal family VIP membership card, he said.

On the day he was nabbed, Chia was sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital for medical attention and he was treated as an outpatient, the state police chief said.

The businessman was remanded Dec 19 – 22 over two offences – possession of drugs and parang and he was allowed to see his lawyer and his family while in custody.

“I’d like to stress that the police will ensure that a fair and thorough investigation will be conducted.

“If evidence emerges that there has been an abuse of power, appropriate action will be taken,” he said.

 

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Two cops in assault case arrested


Published: Sunday December 26, 2010 MYT 8:02:00 PM

Two cops in assault case arrested

By M. KUMAR

PETALING JAYA: Two policemen believed to have assaulted a businessman while in custody have been arrested.

The two Constables, were among the six picked out of a line up by the businessman on Saturday at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters.

Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Tun Hisan Hamzah said the allegations made by businessman, Chia Buang Hing, 34, that he was beaten, threatened and robbed of RM13,000 by the policemen was a very serious matter.

That is why we set up a special task force head by the Selangor CID to investigate this case thoroughly, he told a press conference Sunday.

DCP Tun Hisan said so far 20 statements from various parties including the doctor who examined the victim have been recorded as part of the investigation.

He cautioned however that the arrests did not mean the two policemen were guilty. They were brought in to facilitate in investigations in light of statements taken from witnesses, he said.

He also did not rule out the possibility of more arrests in the future. DCP Tun Hisan said the case has been classified under Section 323 and 379 of the Penal Code for causing grievous hurt and theft.

We have been working around the clock and hope to submit the investigation papers to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) by tomorrow for further instructions, he said.

Chia had claimed he was allegedly beaten up by policemen who also took RM13,000 of his money after they stopped him at a roadblockat 11pm on Dec 18. He was travelling from his home in Tropicana to Kota Damansara.

He alleged that the policemen also ordered him to make a false report that he had been injured in a car accident and that, if he refused, they would plant a blood-stained machete or drugs in his car.

The businessman was remanded Dec 19 22over two offences possession of drugs and machete and he was allowed to see his lawyer and his family while in custody.

 

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Cops alleged to have beaten up man are released


Published: Monday December 27, 2010 MYT 3:49:00 PM

Cops alleged to have beaten up man are released

By STEVEN CHIEW

PETALING JAYA: Two constables, detained in connection with the assault of a businessman in custody, were released Monday after an application for their remand was denied by the court.

One of the constable’s defence council Suraj Singh said registrar Zalina Ahmad Rani rejected a seven-day remand order following his objection.

“The reason for my objection, as is in any case, is that investigation must come first before they are detained.

“If the investigation can be done without detention then there is no need for a remand to carry out investigation,” he said after his client was released.

The two constables were arrested in Sunday after businessman Chia Buang Hing, 34, picked them out among six suspects lined up at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters here on Saturday.

Chia had allegedly claimed he was beaten up by policemen, who also took RM13,000 from him, after they had stopped him at a roadblock at 11pm on Dec 18.

He was travelling from his home in Tropicana to Kota Damansara.

Chia alleged that the policemen also ordered him to make a false report that he had been injured in a car accident and that, if he refused, they would plant a blood-stained machete or drugs in his car.

The businessman was remanded from Dec 19 to Dec 22 over two offences – possession of drugs and machete – and was allowed to see his lawyer and family while in custody.

 

[Kenshin Uesugi]

Tuesday December 28, 2010

Assaulted trader wants justice

By WONG PEK MEI and STEVEN CHIEW
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KUALA LUMPUR: Businessman Chia Buang Hing, who recently alleged that he had been assaulted by police after being stopped for not having a valid road tax, says he does not harbour any ill-feeling towards the officers.

However, he said, justice must be done.

“I would rather die than be defamed,” said Chia, who broke down yesterday when saying that his reputation and business had suffered from the alleged police brutality.

“I am just an ordinary citizen with no political background.

Emotional: Bruised Chia in tears during the press conference in Kuala Lumpur Monday.

“I cannot imagine that the police would torture me just because I refused to pay a bribe for an expired road tax,” said the 34-year-old Chia, who hails from Tanjung Sepat and runs a photo frame business.

Chia was speaking to reporters in Mandarin at a press conference where Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng acted as interpreter.

He had claimed that on Dec 18, he was beaten up by a few policemen, who also “took” away RM13,000 after they stopped him at a roadblock while he was on his way to Kota Damansara from his home in Tropicana at 11pm.

He further alleged that he was also assaulted while in police custody from Dec 19 to Dec 22.

When in custody, Chia claimed the policemen ordered him to make a false report that he had been injured in a car accident and that, if he refused, they would plant a blood-stained parang or drugs in his car.

Chia, who was remanded for four days, was released on bail on Dec 22. He lodged a police report the next day.

During the press conference yesterday, he denied having any drugs or parang during the incident, and claimed the police did not inform him that he could lodge a police report while in the lock-up.

Chia’s lawyer Marcus Tan, who was also at the press conference, said he was not allowed to meet Chia until Dec 20, and said no civil suit had been filed yet against the police.

Lim said he wanted the Shah Alam police to handle the case as they did not have confidence in the Petaling Jaya police.

In PETALING JAYA, the two constables detained in connection with Chia’s assault were released after an application for their remand was denied by the magistrate’s court registrar yesterday.

One of the constable’s defence counsel Suraj Singh said registrar Zalina Ahmad Rani rejected a seven-day remand order following his objection that an investigation must be conducted first before they are detained.

The two constables were arrested on Sunday after Chia picked them out among six suspects lined up at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters here on Saturday.

 

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