DAP's Jelutong MP RSN Rayer has warned that the delay in commencing an inquest into the fatal police shooting of three men in Durian Tunggal, Malacca, could fuel public suspicions of a cover-up.

His remarks follow a written parliamentary reply by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail yesterday, in which the minister denied that the government had deliberately delayed the inquest.

Rayer said, however, that the delay would be perceived by the public and the victims' families as...

Rayer said, however, that the delay would be perceived by the public and the victims' families as an attempt to conceal what actually happened during the shooting.