'Without a full version of the situation, a video partly showing the incident may be misconstrued by the public as police brutality' theSun theSundaily Police Video Online Viral Malaysia KualaLumpur news
Azmi ... There are times when police raids are carried out covertly to prevent criminal syndicates from finding out about the operation and the police personnel involved in it. – BernamapixThe Home Ministry’s ban on taking videos of police personnel during raids and executing arrests was prompted by concerns of misrepresentation and exposure of classified information, says Comm Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim.
Azmi said videos of police raids can also expose the identities of undercover policemen, giving criminals an advantage. “Without a full version of the situation, a video partly showing the incident may be misconstrued by the public as police brutality. Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, who agreed with the Home Ministry’s move, said circulating a video without facts could impede police work and the investigation process.
“As for taking videos of a police raid and circulating it, this can hamper police investigations. The people involved in committing crimes might destroy evidence at other locations after being pre-warned by such a video,” he said.
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