IT distresses me the way the death of A. Kugan is being blown up. While my sympathies are with the family, all parties concerned should wait for the outcome of the investigation.

The way some politicians are trying to outdo each other is shocking. Equally upsetting is the stand by the Bar Council.

Please don’t turn this episode into a racial one. This country will be in trouble if each time a death occurs in suspicious circumstances, it is turned into a racial and political issue without giving the authorities a chance to investigate thoroughly. We don’t need that at this point of time.

H.S., Kuching

Source: NST – January 30, 2009