This follows police reports lodged by Shia Muslims detained on Sept 9. FMTNews
Women and children were among more than 50 Shia Muslims observing the Ashura event which was raided by the Johor religious authorities on Sept 9.
Johor police chief Mohd Kamarudin Md Din told news portal Malay Mail that action would be taken against officers if they were found to have roughed up detainees. “However, police will also not hesitate to take action if investigators find the three reports alleging police abuse to be false,” he said. It was also claimed that a police officer had flashed his gun to another man who warned them not to mishandle detainees.In the raid, eight people, including a Yemeni, an Indonesian and two Singaporeans, were arrested.
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