Lawyers for the families of three men fatally shot by police in Durian Tunggal, Malacca, have slammed the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) for urging the public not to speculate on the incident.

In a strongly worded statement today, lawyers Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Singh labelled the AGC’s call as ill-judged, internally inconsistent, and emblematic of an institutional reflex to silence scrutiny rather than confront uncomfortable truths.

They also reminded...