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Where's the Promised Tung Shin Report?

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Liow 'very poor minister' for not releasing Tung Shin report, says Pua
By Yow Hong Chieh August 17, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — DAP publicity chief Tony Pua called Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai a "very poor health minister" for not releasing an overdue report on the use of tear gas and water cannon outside Tung Shin Hospital in the July 9 Bersih rally.

Pua pointed out that the public has "not heard a single sound" from the health minister since the latter announced on July 21 that his ministry would complete the report on the incident within two weeks.

"Four weeks later, we have heard absolutely nothing from the minister. I think it's a total cop out," Pua told reporters at DAP headquarters here today.The Petaling Jaya Utara MP was one of the thousands of Bersih rally demonstrators near the hospital on the fateful day.

"He doesn't dare admit the truth, he has no courage to admonish the police, and I think he makes a very poor health minister as a result."

Liow (picture) announced on July 14 that his ministry would set up a committee to look into allegations that police fired tear gas and water cannon into the Tung Shin Hospital compound to flush out Bersih protesters who sought refuge there during the chaotic July 9 rally.

He later said the committee, headed by Health Ministry secretary-general Kamarul Zaman Mohd Isa, would look into whether the safety of the hospital was compromised.

Liow, who is also MCA deputy president, has drawn flak from many quarters for denying that the police fired into the hospital despite photo and video evidence suggesting otherwise.

Police have denied firing tear gas and water cannons at Tung Shin, claiming tear gas fired outside the hospital was blown into its compound by the wind.
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