Doctors criticized the police firing gas to the hospital

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13: A group of famous doctors today issued a statement condemning the way the authorities conducted a peaceful BERSIH rally, especially the police who fired tear gas into the Tung Shin Hospital and Maternity Hospital in Jalan Pudu on Saturday.
 States that hospitals should be 'a safe sanctuary for all' and 'place reserved for protection "even during times of war, eleven doctors and surgeons, some of whom serve in the hospitals has bitterly condemned the police action entering the hospital to pursue the UN peace to run helter-skelter by the police attack.
 "What is more surprising, and witnessed many of the attacks without provocation in the hospital and the detention of several players who only admitted into the hospital to prevent attacks tear and water," they said in a statement emailed to Harakahdaily.
 The statement was the first reaction from the doctor after the police denied that their members are shooting tear gas in the hospital.
 This was followed by a press conference, Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai, who claimed that the police is not shooting tear gas and acid water into the Tung Shin Hospital and attacked participants allegations BERSIH 2.0 which saw the matter with my own eyes to be untrue.
 A variety of video evidence, however, rejected the police and Liow denial by explaining clearly that the tear gas was fired into sememangnyat in the Tung Shin Hospital, plus a report that noted the Attorney General of the Council at a peaceful rally pengamatkannya July 9 confirming that the incident occurred.
 A statement signed by Dr Musa Nordin, Dr. Shaikh Johari Bux, Ng Kwee Boon, Dr Ng Swee Choon, Dr Ronald Macoy, Dr David Quek, Dr Mary Cardozo, Dr. Farouk Musa, Dr. Mazeni Alwi, Dr Pixie Low and Dr. Steve Wong also denounced the authorities do not know shame in denying the incident with clear evidence and witnesses who came out in front.
 "It is disgusting that the authorities entrusted to manage the country and to protect the weak and needy, shamelessly denied in general, the occurrence although countless photos, video, and eyewitness testimony about what was obvious to independent observers, "they said.
 Although they state that they do not want to participate in polemics after a massive peaceful rally called by groups demanding clean election reform, the doctors where there are several people working in the hospitals involved in the incident, said they were ready to provide a sworn affidavit "if necessary, to leave the incident."
The statement also reminded the public office holders to discharge their duties with the "moral integrity, dignity, and transparency."
"Their failure to do so would cast doubt on the efficiency of people and their credibility and damaging the image of those in high office," said they.

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