The Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said he will not apologise to the family of police shooting victim Aminulrasyid Amzah, but has urged the teenager’s family to say sorry instead for parental negligence.

“I am not apologising…If at all anyone should apologize it is (Aminulrasyid’s) family for allowing a minor to drive without a license,” he told Malaysiakini when contacted today.

He added that the family should apologise to the people of Shah Alam, who’s lives were endangered when the 14-year-old went behind the wheels.

Khalid’s refusal to apologise comes after Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan refusal to comment on the apology sought by Aminulrasyid’s family, due to “legal implications”.

The family of the teen, who shot dead by police on Apr 26 after a car chase, yesterday demanded an apology to clear the teenager’s name.

They decided to seek the apology following the decision by the Attorney-General’s Chambers to charge Corporal Jenain Subi for culpable homicide not amounting to murder on Monday.

‘They were suspects’

Khalid maintained that his officers had correctly used the term “suspected criminals” as the car was driven suspiciously, leading to the shooting.

“I never said that they (Aminulrasyid and passenger Azamuddin Omar) were criminals.

“Actually what my men said was that they acted the way they did because the way the car was driven was symptomatic (of one driven by someone who has committed a crime),” he said.

The symptoms, he explained, were the fact that they did not stop when asked and that they were pursued by motorcyclists.

Khalid also slammed critics who using the incident to incite hatred against police, especially among youths.

“What people need to do is to advise the youth to obey the law and to obey instructions of police personnel, not go against the police,” he said.

Don’t fan issue further

Asked if more people will be charged, Khalid said that this will be up to the Attorney-General as police investigations have been completed.

However, he does not rule out the possibility that the probe be re-opened, such as in the event that new evidence is found.

Khalid also urged all parties to “stop talking about the matter” as it has “gone to court”.

“Let the court hear the case and decide what is appropriate,” he said.

Aminulrasyid was gunned down in car chase after he allegedly tried to reverse onto police, a claim which Azamuddin, the key-witness of the incident, later refuted.