Cops: We only said tear gas was not harmful


NILAI: Police have clarified news reports attributed to them that the tear gas used in the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28 was approved by the United Nations.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar said the tear gas was imported based on UN-approved procedures, and that the police did not at any point say that the world body had approved its use.

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