Related: Abuse of Chinese woman spark uproar

    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Monday ordered the establishment of an independent panel to investigate the alleged abuse of an ethnic Chinese woman in police custody.

    "I have been briefed on the case and I have decided that an independent inquiry will be carried out," Badawi was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.

An undated combo video clip purportedly showing a female Chinese woman being stripped and mistreated at a police station in Kuala Lumpur. (AFP)

    He said he would speak to the relevant people to find out if they wanted to join the panel.

    The scandal surfaced last week when a video clip showing a naked woman, who appears to be ethnic Chinese from the back, doing squats while watched by a policewoman in a cell, went public.

    The video, first sent anonymously to a Malaysian parliament member and a local Chinese-language newspaper, was also displayed on a Malaysian news website.

    Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the video footage was the first documented evidence of police abusing detainees and vowed stern action against the culprits. Enditem