British court rules in favour of Batang Kali kin

KUALA LUMPUR: The families of victims of the infamous Batang Kali massacre more than 60 years ago have won a significant court battle in Britain and can now hope that the incident would be formally investigated.

A British High court ruled on Aug 31 in favour of the family members for a review of the British government’s refusal to probe the incident, where 24 unarmed rubber plantation workers in Batang Kali, near here, were killed.