KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 4 -- The Malaysian Bar has urged authorities to launch an immediate and independent investigation into the fatal police shooting of three men in Durian Tunggal, Melaka, warning that public trust will continue to erode unless the case is handled with full transparency and accountability.

In a statement today, its president Datuk Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab said the conflicting accounts surrounding the deaths of M. Puspanathan, 21, T. Poovaneswaran, 24, and G. Logeswaran, 29, demanded urgent scrutiny by an independent body.

The call follows the circulation of a leaked audio recording linked to the incident and media reports that a forensic review commissioned by the families' lawyers suggests the circumstances may differ s...