Three Chinese females alleging police misconduct were today asked to record their statements, identify the search and lock-up areas as well as re-enact the alleged abusive treatment.

They spent nine hours at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters assisted by a deputy superintendent, five assistant superintendents and a chief inspector from the Selangor contingent headquarters in Shah Alam.

Their lawyer S Sankara Nair said the police wanted to "tie up loose ends" pertaining to reports lodged by the women on Nov 13.

He said they were asked to re-enact the scenes and identify the areas of search and the lock-up where they claimed to have been detained for eight days.

"The team of six Chinese and a Malay (Malaysians) officers recorded the statements separately," he said soon after leaving the station.

"I must say that the officers were very thorough in their investigation, and very cordial and pleasant to us. I hope this is the final round and that the police can wrap it up soon."

All cleared

In their reports, Yu Xuezhen, 35, Gu Xiuhua, 40 and Wu Xiao Hua, 34, claimed they were stripped, searched, fondled and robbed by several police personnel while in custody for suspected possession of forged passports. They have since been cleared.

Yu and Gu are friends while Wu, detained for another matter, was in the lock-up where the two were taken to.

They plan to sue the Royal Malaysia Police, the Inspector-General of Police and the Malaysian government for "for cruelty, torture and malicious falsehood".

Seputeh DAP MP Teresa Kok, who had also accompanied the women in the morning, said she could see that the police were taking the case seriously.

She said the women, two homemakers married to Malaysians and a student, were reluctant to meet the press.

"There are Chinese (Malaysian) officers who can help to explain things in Mandarin," she said before rushing off to Parliament.