PETALING JAYA, Dec. 15 -- Lawyers representing the families of three men killed in the Durian Tunggal shooting have urged Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail and Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail to place the Melaka police chief, Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar, on garden leave or transfer him out of the state, citing concerns that his continued involvement could compromise the integrity of the investigation.

Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan said that if the case is genuinely being investigated by a Bukit Aman Special Task Force, as claimed, then Dzulkhairi's ongoing public statements and actions amount to interference.

"If Bukit Aman is truly investigating, his continued interference compromises the integrity of ...