KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 11 -- The police should immediately and compulsorily record the statements of all police officers involved in the November 24 shooting which killed three men in Durian Tunggal, Melaka, the lawyers for the trio's families said.

In a statement late last night, the families' lawyers Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Singh claimed that the police "have openly admitted that the investigation has so far entirely excluded the shooters", since the police have yet to record any statement from any police personnel involved.

The lawyers said this is based on the police's latest statement, which confirmed that the police have so far recorded statements from a total of seven persons, namely three family members of the deceased and...