Yet another report has been lodged by an individual who had been shot after purportedly trying to escape from the police.

NONE Container operator Shahril Azlan Ahmad Kamil, 26, alleged he was shot by police officers in Section 7, Shah Alam on April 16, 2009, after he came across a roadblock and sought to escape by reversing his Proton Wira away from them.

According to Shahril ( right, white shirt ), he had panicked because the road tax of his Proton Wira had expired.

Panick turned to fear, he claimed further, when two men he believed were police officers started walking in his direction with a piece of wood.

Moments after he started reversing, said Shahril, he heard two or three gunshots. One bullet had gone through his arm, rib cage and lodged in his spine.

After being shot, Shahril claimed further, the police had delayed in calling an ambulance, and accused him of being in possession of drugs.

'Shot for no reason'

Speaking to reporters after lodging a police report today at Shah Alam district police station in Section 11, Shahril - accompanied by lawyers Puspawati Rosman and Fadiah Nadwa Fikri - said he was shot "for no reason."

"I also want that action be taken against those responsible, and I want that a team of policers not from Shah Alam investigate this case."

Other than being hospitalised for about one month, Shahril said he continues to suffer from the injury and has not been able to do any strenuous physical activity since the incident.

He showed reporters a copy of an x-ray that showed the bullet that had lodged in his spine.

Shahril’s father - Ahmad Kamil Abu Hassan - had filed a report at the Klang police station a few hours following the April 16 incident.

In news reports carried the next day, Shah Alam district police chief Nor Azam Jamaluddin was quoted as saying investigations were then being carried out under Section 37 of the Firearms Act 1960 and Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.

“We (the police) will investigate every factor (of the case) fairly and transparently. Whoever is found guilty, we will take action against that party, including our own officers,” Nor Azam had said.

The findings of those investigations, however, have yet to be made known.

'People don't know their rights'

Speaking at the same press conference, Fadiah called for the police to look into the matter given that her client was shot by police who had not followed standard operating procedure (SOP).

"This is a matter of public interest. I ask that the police and the Home Ministry investigate it with all seriousness and responsibility," she said.

Asked why it had taken a year for Shahril to come forward with his grievance, Puspawati said: "Many lay persons do not know what their rights are.

NONE "With developments pertaining to such cases as Aminulrasyid Amzah , people are beginning to know (about their rights).

"It is for this reason that it took my client one year to lodge this police report."

Aminulrasyid, 14, was killed in the early hours of April 26 this year in a hail of gunfire after being chased by police officers from Section 9, Shah Alam.

The teenager, driving his sister's Proton Iswara, was said to have been speeding when he overtook a police MPV.

The police claimed they found Aminulrasyid in "suspicious circumstances" and that they shot him in self-defense when the teenager tried to reverse into them after earlier being forced off the road.

NONE Aminulrasyid's friend Azamuddin Omar, 15, however, who was a passenger in the car with Aminulrasyid, has challenged the police's version of events.

Azamuddin ( left ) said Aminulrasyid was already dead from a gunshot wound to his head when the car crashed to a stop after a 6km car chase.

A police corporal has been charged over Aminulrasyid's death.

Several incidents of have since emerged centering around accusations of 'trigger-happy' police officers and demands for greater accountability and transparency .