SHAH ALAM: Selangor police have confirmed that two men allegedly using excessive force during the arrest of a man, as captured in a video that has gone viral, are personnel from the Selangor contingent headquarters’ criminal investigation department (CID).
Selangor CID chief Baharudin Taib said in a brief statement that the personnel were in the process of arresting a local man.
He urged the public or any independent witness who saw the incident to step forward to assist in investigations by contacting the nearest police station.
Baharudin was commenting on a one-minute 25-second video that went viral on Twitter of the police using excessive force during an arrest.
He added that they had also investigated the incident under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt.