For ‘cut and paste’ remark
> Koh inquiry: Police observer admits to confusion in objecting picture evidence
KUALA LUMPUR: A police observer has made an official apology at the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia’s (Suhakam) inquiry for alleging that a piece of evidence tendered by pastor Raymond Koh’s ( pix) family lawyers was a “cut and paste” job.
ASP Nuzulan Mohd Din from the police Prosecution Division and Legal (D5), stood up at the commencement of the inquiry to object the evidence, which was submitted by the lawyers to the panel on Nov 3.
The evidence in question was an online news article with a picture of masked policemen without any insignia on their attire arresting a suspect.
Nuzulan said the picture, which was tendered as an exhibit, was a cut and paste from the original picture from the website which had shown policemen with the insignia.
Nuzulan argued that the evidence was purportedly meant to “mislead” a witness who had testified on Nov 3.
“We look into this matter seriously ... it is a serious offence under Section 192 of the Penal Code.
“The police will take further action pertaining to the document tendered by the lawyers.
“We want the exhibit to be removed and the witness’ statement to be retracted,” he told the three-panel inquiry chaired by Suhakam commissioner Datuk Mah Weng Kwai.
Koh family lawyer Datuk Jerald Gomez, however, disputed the allegation, stating that Nuzulan had made an objection without checking the facts thoroughly.
“That is an accusation coming from a senior officer of PDRM to another officer of the court,” he said.
“It is very clear that if you go to the website right now, you will have exactly the picture printed out in 49A (the tendered evidence),” Jerald said.
Both sides were later called to the panel to resolve the dispute.
Mah later ruled that there was no “cut and paste” involved in the evidence submitted.
Nuzulan later agreed that there was a confusion with regards to the picture and apologised for the cut and paste remark.