Families reject police narrative of fatal shooting, reveal audio recording
Haspaizi Zain
Published: Dec 3, 2025 1:44 PM
Updated: 6:57 PM
(Editor’s note: Malaysiakini has published a transcript of the recording provided by Lawyers for Liberty in this story.)
Published: Dec 3, 2025 1:44 PM
Updated: 6:57 PM
(Editor’s note: Malaysiakini has published a transcript of the recording provided by Lawyers for Liberty in this story.)
The families of three men who were shot dead in Malacca have rejected the police’s account that the victims had attacked officers, citing an alleged audio recording of the incident.
The wife of one of the victims, who wished to be identified only as Jayashree, managed to record a phone conversation with her husband, G Logeswaran, 29, during the incident.
She said based on the recording last Monday (Nov 24), the three could be heard cooperating with the police as they were being detained.
She also said the recording did not show the victims behaving in a threatening manner as alleged.
“Suddenly, the police attacked; you could hear the sounds, and he (Logeswaran) cried out in pain. His voice of pain was clearly audible. When someone told him to sit, he sat down as well.
“He (the police) said ‘duduk, duduk’ (sit, sit).
“‘Ya bang (Yes), I am sitting’ (Logeswaran replied),” Jayashree said during a press conference at the Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) office in Petaling Jaya.
She also rejected the police’s claim that her husband and the two others were shot in a palm oil plantation in Durian Tunggal, Malacca.
She explained that when she was speaking with her husband on the phone before and during the incident, the trio were in a car on the highway being chased by the police.
“Suddenly, I saw on TikTok that his name appeared with three men shot dead, but in an area that doesn’t match.
“The last recording I have of the conversation (was) on the highway, so how could he be in the area claimed by the police?” Jayashree asked.
Based on the transcript of the recording, a voice believed to be Logeswaran’s is heard telling his wife, “They have caught us.”
Alleged armed robbery gang
Previously, Malacca police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said police had opened fire on the three men after they attacked a police officer with machetes on Nov 23.
He said the police officer suffered serious injuries to his left hand and almost lost his life.
According to Dzulkhairi, the men, who were allegedly involved in armed robberies, were part of the “DT Gang”.
Meanwhile, the lawyer representing the families, Rajesh Nagarajan, urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to convene a special cabinet meeting regarding the matter.
He said the victims’ families deserve proper justice for the irresponsible actions of the police.
The wife of one of the victims, who wished to be identified only as Jayashree, managed to record a phone conversation with her husband, G Logeswaran, 29, during the incident.
She said based on the recording last Monday (Nov 24), the three could be heard cooperating with the police as they were being detained.
She also said the recording did not show the victims behaving in a threatening manner as alleged.
“Suddenly, the police attacked; you could hear the sounds, and he (Logeswaran) cried out in pain. His voice of pain was clearly audible. When someone told him to sit, he sat down as well.
“He (the police) said ‘duduk, duduk’ (sit, sit).
“‘Ya bang (Yes), I am sitting’ (Logeswaran replied),” Jayashree said during a press conference at the Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) office in Petaling Jaya.
She also rejected the police’s claim that her husband and the two others were shot in a palm oil plantation in Durian Tunggal, Malacca.
She explained that when she was speaking with her husband on the phone before and during the incident, the trio were in a car on the highway being chased by the police.
“Suddenly, I saw on TikTok that his name appeared with three men shot dead, but in an area that doesn’t match.
“The last recording I have of the conversation (was) on the highway, so how could he be in the area claimed by the police?” Jayashree asked.
Based on the transcript of the recording, a voice believed to be Logeswaran’s is heard telling his wife, “They have caught us.”
Alleged armed robbery gang
Previously, Malacca police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said police had opened fire on the three men after they attacked a police officer with machetes on Nov 23.
He said the police officer suffered serious injuries to his left hand and almost lost his life.
According to Dzulkhairi, the men, who were allegedly involved in armed robberies, were part of the “DT Gang”.
Meanwhile, the lawyer representing the families, Rajesh Nagarajan, urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to convene a special cabinet meeting regarding the matter.
He said the victims’ families deserve proper justice for the irresponsible actions of the police.
Photos of the deceased in police shooting incident
“We urge Anwar to call a special cabinet meeting. We demand a transparent investigation, and the police involved in this case must be brought to court.
“We also call for a special team to be established at Bukit Aman (police headquarters) to investigate this case. We want Bukit Aman to investigate, not Malacca police,” he added.
In addition, Rajesh said the police officers involved in this case must be suspended until the investigation is completed.
“We urge Anwar to call a special cabinet meeting. We demand a transparent investigation, and the police involved in this case must be brought to court.
“We also call for a special team to be established at Bukit Aman (police headquarters) to investigate this case. We want Bukit Aman to investigate, not Malacca police,” he added.
In addition, Rajesh said the police officers involved in this case must be suspended until the investigation is completed.
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