KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 3 -- Lawyers acting for the families of three men killed during a police operation in Durian Tunggal have urged authorities to take immediate action against the officers involved, following the reclassification of the case as murder.

According to a report in NewStraits Times, lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan said the officers should be arrested and remanded.

"Not a single policeman involved in the shooting has been arrested. This is contrary to the police Standard Operating Procedure. Why the double standards?" he reportedly saidat a press conference before handing over a memorandum addressed to the Inspector-General of Police at Bukit Aman today.

He reportedly criticised a police statement saying the officers involved were n...