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New Straits Times
a day ago
- New Straits Times
Police deny detaining students after Sabah anti-graft rally
KOTA KINABALU: Police have denied detaining two participants of the Sabah Gempur Rasuah 2.0 peaceful assembly, as alleged by Borneo Komrad activist Mukmin Nantang in a Facebook post today. Instead, both students were only summoned to give statements regarding a police report they had lodged. Kota Kinabalu district police chief Assistant Commissioner Kasim Muda said the students were called to the police station to provide statements concerning an incident where a student's car was splashed with acid. He said after providing their statements, police recorded an additional statement from them as part of the investigation into the organisation of the assembly. "Police have denied the statement made by one of the assembly participants who claimed that his two friends were arrested and assaulted by police. "He claimed that his friend was beaten, but that is not true. We told them not to go live, record or take pictures. That's what we prohibited. So, there is no issue of assault," he said today. Kasim said the term "detention" was used because the students were summoned to give statements regarding the peaceful assembly. "We recorded their statements because one of them was listed as the chairman of the assembly." In a Facebook post, Mukmin alleged that Suara Mahasiswa Universiti Malaysia Sabah president Fadhil Kasim and Aliff Danial Badrul Akmal Hisham were detained when they went to the Kota Kinabalu police station. This followed their lodging of a police report after a student's car was doused with acid during the assembly. Mukmin also claimed that Fadhil reported being subjected to force, including being beaten and yelled at.
Borneo Post
a day ago
- Borneo Post
Police deny arrest, mistreatment of students involved in rally
Kasim KOTA KINABALU (June 24): Police have denied allegations that two students involved in the Gempur Rasuah Sabah 2.0 anti-corruption movement were arrested, as claimed by Borneo Komrad activist Mukmin Nantang in a Facebook post. Kota Kinabalu District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Kasim Muda clarified that the two students were only called to the Kota Kinabalu District Police Headquarters (IPD) to provide statements regarding a police report they had previously lodged. Kasim said the report was related to an incident during the rally in which a student's vehicle was allegedly doused with acid. 'After giving statements about the acid incident, the students were also asked to provide further statements as part of the investigation into the organisation of the peaceful rally,' he said. He stressed that there was no arrest or mistreatment involved. 'The police strongly deny allegations that the two students were arrested or physically abused. There was no issue of arrest or any form of violence,' he said when contacted. Kasim also explained that the police had only advised the students not to record, live-stream, or take photos while inside the police station. 'We told them not to go live, not to record, or take pictures, that's all. There was no rude action as alleged,' he added. He further stated that calling the students in for questioning was part of the standard investigation procedure, especially since one of them was identified as the organiser or chairman of the rally. Earlier, Mukmin claimed in a social media post that Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Suara Mahasiswa president Muhamad Fadhil Muhamad Kasim and another student, Aliff Danial Badrul Akmal Hisham, were detained when they appeared at the Kota Kinabalu IPD to have their statements recorded. Mukmin also alleged that Fadhil had experienced physical violence, including being beaten and shouted at by officers, an accusation firmly denied by the authorities. The police are continuing their investigations and have urged the public not to spread unverified information that could compromise the integrity of the process.
