Batang Kali massacre: Villagers protest

KUALA LUMPUR - Surviving relatives of the victims in the Batang Kali massacre staged a protest outside the British High Commission today over London's refusal to hold an inquiry into the killing of 24 unarmed villagers by British troops in 1948.

"It has been 61 years but the truth has not been uncovered," said Quek Ngee Meng, head of the campaign to condemn the alleged massacre.

"We have been told by the British government that the provisional decision is to refuse to set up a public inquiry on Aug 21. They promised to show us the documents they used to draw their conclusions but they have yet to do so four months on," said Quek, a lawyer. [ lagi ]

Batang Kali massacre: Villagers protest