Posted on 11/25/2005 8:28:11 PM PST by ncountylee
VALLETTA (Malta): The video clip showing a naked woman doing ear squats while watched by another woman in uniform has shamed the country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
He said the incident had dealt a blow to the countrys image and pledged a thorough investigation into the issue.
No party should attempt to conceal any facts that might be uncovered as a result of the investigations, said a visibly-upset Abdullah, who called Malaysian journalists here to give his comments before rushing off to attend the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting yesterday.
Malaysian newspapers had front-paged the incident after Seputeh MP Teresa Kok showed the video clip at Parliament House on Thursday.
The 70-second video clip, said to have been taken with a cellphone-camera, had been circulated through the multimedia messaging service (MMS) over the past few days.
The video clip has led viewers to link it to the ordeal of four women from China who had alleged they were mistreated and humiliated while in police custody recently.
Abdullah said he had called Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and instructed him to thoroughly and immediately investigate the matter.
Stern action must be taken (against those involved). This is important because the incident has caused embarrassment to the police force, the Prime Minister said.
In Kuala Lumpur, his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak also pledged a thorough investigation, saying the video clip was the first documented evidence of a detainee being abused.
This is the first time we have obtained evidence from a video clip, he said.
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"If you are deaf, you can't ear squat."
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
"It's a way to make sure you're not deaf. If you are deaf, you can't ear squat."
DING! DING! DING! DING! We have a winner!
I have no clue what an "ear squat" is, nor do I really care. What is sad is that Malaysia is more concerned about this than the murders and persecution of Christians. If they don't see that as their true shame then there isn't much hope for them.
That's a babe.
http://maverickysm.blogspot.com/2005/11/policestrippers-are-efficient.html
Unintentionally funny story.
My sentiments exactly.
And even stronger.
I just saw a show about women in jail.
They do this "ES" thing to check for smuggled contraban.
things just tend to come out when they do that
ewwwwwwwwww
LOL!!!! I was thinking the same thing...
How can they call it a buttload and then say it is "beyong containment"?
One would think that a 'buttload' is obviously 'contained' within a butt.
I wonder if it is like "teabagging" for women...
The video clearly shows the woman standing naked in a room with some lockers to her right. The woman in uniform can be heard telling the woman in Bahasa Malaysia to pull her ears, squat and stand up. The naked woman did 10 ear squats.
I still don't get it.
The officer, who wears a Muslim headscarf, stands in front of the woman, who is forced to strip naked, grasp her ears and squat repeatedly.Apparently it's a Muslim thing. Quote found here.
It is a punishment common in Malaysian schools and is designed to humiliate, says the BBC's Jonathan Kent in Kuala Lumpur.
The pictures are accompanied by what appears to be a recording of verses from the Koran being recited, although it is unclear if the recording would have been audible to the woman.
HEY! She's pretty!
-ccm
Unintentionally funny story.
ROFLMAO! "Nothing drop from it." Hah! That Malaysian blogger's a real talent. He should be writing copy for the 419 emailers.
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