An Adamant IGP Says He Won’t Apologise To Family Of 14-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead By Cops

Earlier on 24 March, Shah Alam High Court awarded more than RM400,000 in damages to the family of Aminulrasyid Amzah

File picture shows Aminulrasyid Amzah's sister Nor Azura Amzah and mother Norsiah Mohamad.

Image via Ida Lim/The Malay Mail

The High Court found the Federal government, the police and Khalid liable for killing the 14-year-old Malaysian student, at whom 21 shots were fired by police Corporal Jenain Subi

Following the ruling, Inspecter-General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar has been urged to do the honourable thing and resign, or at the minimum apologise to the family of Aminulrasyid Amzah

Image via Yusof Mat Isa/The Malay Mail

However, an adamant Khalid has said that neither will he entertain any demands that he resign to take responsibility for the case, nor is he going to apologise to the boy's family, despite the fact that the Shah Alam High Court found him guilty of "public misfeasance"

*Misfeasance in public office is a term used when a public official makes a mistake while carrying out his duty that is technically not illegal.*

The judge, in his ruling while finding Khalid guilty of public misfeasance, had said that Khalid's action in calling for a media conference at that time was to whitewash Corporal Subi's mistake by suggesting that the police acted after discovering a machete in the car the 14-year-old was driving when he was shot dead on 26 April 2010.

"Why would I want to apologise? I will not apologise," Khalid said curtly when asked if he would apologise to Aminulrasyid's family

When asked to comment on the calls for him to resign, he said:

Earlier this month, a traffic officer lost her cool at a couple for ignoring her instructions that only one person should be seated at the counter while making the police report: