Death of Aminulrasyid Amzah

Aminulrasyid Amzah (c. August 1995 – 26 April 2010) was a 14 year-old Malaysian student from Shah Alam, Selangor who was fleeing from and then fatally shot by Royal Malaysian Police officers. The incident occurred sometime between 1:10 AM and 2 AM.[1]

Reaction

Media

The shooting made national headlines, and the subsequent public outcry resulted in the Home Ministry establishing a special panel led by Deputy Home Minister Abu Seman Yusop to investigate.[2]

Political

Both the federal governing coalition Barisan Nasional (traditionally associated with the police) and their opponents the Selangor governing coalition Pakatan Rakyat (who offered assistance to his family) received allegations of politicization after Aminulrasyid's death. Opposition leader Karpal Singh was later appointed counsel for Aminulrasyid's family. A number of Pakatan Rakyat politicians also asked the Inspector-General of Police to resign as a result of the shooting.[3][4][5]

After police corporal Jenain Subi was initially convicted, the legal case reached the Malaysian High Court, where evidence showed the boy was shot at over 20 times. Police Corporal Jenain Subi subsequently had his conviction overturned, an action that was branded "unfair" by members of Aminulrasyid's family.[6][7] After the verdict, the Inspector-General of Police refused to offer an apology to Aminulrasyid's family,[8] but police corporal Jenain Subi did offer a personal apology to them.[9][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Friend recounts eventful night out with Aminulrasyid". The Star. Archived from the original on 2010-05-07.
  2. ↑ Lee, Regina (2010-05-05). "Panel makes late-night visit to scene of teen shooting". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  3. ↑ Kamal, Shazwan Mustafa (2010-05-05). "With young boy's death, Pakatan seen pushing multiracial platform". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Aminulrasyid case: Corporal's trial on Oct 12". The Star. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  5. ↑ "Investigation papers on Amunlrasydi's death submitted to DPP for court action". My Sinchew. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  6. ↑ Amin Iskandar (2012-12-05). "Aminulrasyid's family protest 'unfair' court decision". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08.
  7. ↑ "Cpl Jenain acquitted on culpable homicide charge". Malaysiakini. Bernama. 2012-12-05.
  8. ↑ Melissa Chi (2011-09-21). "Top cop says no apology to Aminulrasyid kin". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29.
  9. ↑ "Corporal apologises to Aminulrasyid's family". Malaysiakini. Bernama. 2012-12-05.
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