He said the Police Act 1967 is outdated and it was time for a review.

“A no-fault liability system must be in place to compensate families of those who sustain bodily injuries or die after being shot by police officers,” Kula, who is also a lawyer, said in a statement.

The Ipoh High Court today set aside the Sessions Court decision in a suit against the police in the death of Chen Fun Kee, who was shot by a police officer.

The court ruled that the chief police officer of Perak and the inspector-general of police were not liable for Chen’s death.

Kula, N Selvam and Omar Kutty represented Chen’s wife Leong Seok Cheng and her only child, Chen Ming Hui, in seeking compensation from the police.

They claimed damages and loss of support.

Chen was shot by Mohd Taufik Peter Abdullah, who was found guilty under Section 3A of the Firearms Act (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, and sentenced to death by the High Court of Malaya in Ipoh.

Kula said the suit filed by Chen’s wife and daughter was heard for over 10 days in the Sessions Court in Ipoh and the police were ordered to pay over RM200,000 in damages.

However, the Attorney-General’s Chambers appealed and the High Court in Ipoh allowed the appeal.

“The High Court disturbed the findings of the Sessions Court and set aside the findings of liability against the police force.”

Kula said his clients would be appealing the High Court’s decision.

The Perak CPO and the IGP were represented by Amalina Zainal Mokhtar from the Attorney-General’s Chambers.