Melaka: Investigations by the special team set up by the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ) into allegations by family members of three male suspects shot dead in Durian Tunggal, Melaka, will be conducted according to the legal process, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He stated that the team would take all relevant evidence into account, including allegations raised by family members through their lawyers, before determining the direction of the investigation.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Bukit Aman has established a special committee, as announced by Datuk M Kumar, the Bukit Aman JSJ Director. The committee will record statements, including from the family member who spoke to the lawyers about the existence of an audio recording, among other evidence. Saifuddin assured that the investigation would be carried out transparently and professionally.
Yesterday, it was reported that the special investigation team has recorded statements from seven witnesses, consisting of three family members and four medical officers. On November 24, police shot dead three men, aged between 24 and 29, who were believed to be part of the Durian Tunggal gang. In the incident, which occurred at 4:30 am, a police corporal in his early 30s was seriously injured in his left arm after one of the suspects allegedly swung a machete.
Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar was reported to have stated that the three suspects were believed to be on their way to rob a premises. He mentioned that the gang had been active in crime since 2024 and was believed to be responsible for robberies involving losses worth RM1.35 million in 20 cases in Melaka and one case each in Negeri Sembilan and Selangor. Dzulkhairi added that one of the three men had attacked a policeman with a machete, leaving the policeman seriously injured, and that the police had to shoot in self-defence.
The families of the three men have reportedly disputed the police's account of what happened, leading to the police setting up a special team to investigate the allegations.