Family members of three teenagers who were shot dead by the police on November 13 last year are demanding the police’s explanations over the case.

The fatal incident that took place at 4am in Glenmarie, Shah Alam, involved three youths Shamil Mohd Hafiz Shafie, 15, Khairul Nizam Mohd Tuah, 20, and Mohd Hanafi Omar, 22.

NONE Lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, representing the youths’ families ( right ), handed a memorandum to the state police chief demanding, amongst others, an immediate disclosure of the details of the investigation into the case.

The memorandum also called for tough action including criminal proceedings against those responsible for the shootings.

It also questioned a statement by then acting Selangor police chief A Thaiveegan that had referred to the victims as “hardened criminals”.

"The police also claimed that the suspects were members of a gang known as 'Geng Minyak',” read the memorandum.

“They also claim that the suspects had charged at the police with parangs (machetes) when they were cornered, causing the officers to shoot and kill them in self-defence.

“We find that the story told by the police is highly questionable.”

The memorandum also called for the police to make known the standard police procedures required for the use of firearms.

It questioned the need for the officers to use firearms and the necessity to shoot to kill, when the suspects, as the police had alleged, were only armed with parangs .

“Were any warning shots fired? It is highly unlikely that anyone armed with only parangs would charge into a hail of bullets,” the memorandum pointed out.

‘IGP will respond on Monday’

NONE Fadiah ( in blue scarf, in photo ), delivered the memorandum on behalf of the grieving families ( topmost photo ) to inspector Saipul Anuar Razali, the public relations officer at Bukit Aman, at about 10.40am today.

Accompanying them were PKR vice-president N Surendran and PKR MPs R Sivarasa (Subang) and Nurul Izzah Anwar (Lembah Pantai).

After discussion with Surendran ( below ), the inspector assured the families that the matter will be brought to the attention of inspector-general of police Ismail Omar.

"God willing, on Monday the IGP will respond," said Saipul.

NONE According to Sivarasa, who had his request for an emergency motion in Parliament to debate the shootings, the teens had been shot at close range.

"The accusations made were very serious. These are the facts in the police reports of Mohd Shamil and Mohd Hairul - one shot in the head and one on the chest (respectively). In both cases, the bullets pierced the bodies.

"In the third incident, in Mohd Hanifi's case, the bullet went in the left ear and exited near the right ear. The angle was from top down and on Mohd Hairul's face there were bruises on his right eye," he said.

Shot dead by cops: Nameless no more