Her Majesty says "No" to Batang Kali heirs
- 9 years ago
Sixty years after the incident and a recent submission of a memorandum to Queen Elizabeth II and the British government, the Batang Kali massacre action committee described the official response from the former colonial masters as "very dissapointing".
MCPX
This was despite the statements given by the soldiers and also a British Broadcasting Corporation documentary aired in 1992, that interviewed the soldiers and Malaysian eyewitness of the Dec 12, 1948 incident that left 24 unarmed Malaysian Chinese men between the ages of 18 and 50 dead - all shot from behind.
The 13 surviving families are seeking an official apology, monetary compensation and a memorial to be constructed in honour of the deceased. They also want the British government to conduct an independent public inquiry into the incident but do not intend to press criminal charges against the soldiers.
MCPX
This was despite the statements given by the soldiers and also a British Broadcasting Corporation documentary aired in 1992, that interviewed the soldiers and Malaysian eyewitness of the Dec 12, 1948 incident that left 24 unarmed Malaysian Chinese men between the ages of 18 and 50 dead - all shot from behind.
The 13 surviving families are seeking an official apology, monetary compensation and a memorial to be constructed in honour of the deceased. They also want the British government to conduct an independent public inquiry into the incident but do not intend to press criminal charges against the soldiers.