THE police must question the father of a robbery suspect shot dead in Batu Arang last week over his allegation the cops “executed” him, said Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances (CAGED).

Govindasamy – whose son Thavaselvan was one of three men killed in the shooting – had alleged that the police could be hired for abductions and murders.

CAGED said in a statement that the police must pursue all leads to confirm or deny that the force could be paid to kill and kidnap.

“Govindasamy’s allegation is worthy of serious investigation,” it said.

“We call upon Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador to question Govindasamy and vigorously pursue all leads to confirm or deny the public’s suspicions that there are police for hire to conduct abductions and murders in Malaysia,” the group said.

Govindasamy said in a video clip in Tamil that Thavaselvan had long been a person of interest to another wanted person A. Sivaguru who had worked with some bad cops to mastermind the shooting.

In the video Govindasamy said Sivaguru’s abduction in 2016 was staged by members of the police force to enable him (Sivaguru) to live freely in Thailand.

The 31-year-old Sivaguru was reported to have been abducted in Kelantan on February 13, 2016 by members of the Narcotics unit.

Govindasamy alleged that Sivaguru was abetted by an “Inspector Thiru” and another inspector in Bukit Aman police headquarters the plan to kill Thavaselvan and another person.

Thavaselvan 31, Mahendran 23, and Sri Lankan Janarthan Vijayaratnam 40, were shot dead by the police after a high speed chase in Rawang.

They were suspected of committing a series of home robberies in Selangor.
 
Janarthan’s wife G. Moganambal is said to have been in the car with the trio prior to the shooting but police said only the three killed were in the car during the shooting.

A missing person’s report was filed by Moganambal’s sister a day after the incident.

Govindasamy claimed that the cops had also shot Moganambal. – September 22, 2019.