Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan today refused comment on the demand for a public apology by the family of police shooting victim Aminulrasyid Amzah.

NONE “I don’t want to comment on that because it has legal implications,” said Musa, during a press conference at Putrajaya.

Aminulrasyid’s ( right ) family yesterday made an impassioned appeal for the police to apologise over the incident and clear the name of the deceased teenager.

The public appeal was made following the decision of the authorities to charge Corporal Jenain Subi for culpable homicide not amounting to murder on Monday. 

According to NST today, the apology was speculated to be among the recommendations by the Home Ministry’s special panel monitoring police investigations into the shooting.

May 13 rally

Another speculated recommendation, was for the Inspector-General’s Standing Orders (IGSO) - which among others outlines the procedures for discharging firearms - to be made public.

Asked on this, Musa again refused comment.

“I have yet to receive the panel’s report, so I cannot comment on that,” he said.

Asked specifically if he would agree to the IGSO being made public, Musa replied: “I don’t mind”.

On the rally by Gerakan Kebangkitan Rakyat (Gertak) tomorrow to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the bloody May 13 racial riots, Musa claims he was in the dark on the matter.

“I don’t know about that, you have to ask Terengganu (police),” he said.

The rally has been condemned by opposition parties and Barisan Nasional component parties for stoking racial sentiments.

Organisers however claimed that the rally, dubbed Bangkit Melayu (Malays rise up), is aimed at motivating the Malay community without inciting racial hatred.

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