am on 9 September, the police had already arrested 13 people, including a journalist. The riot ended not long after that, with the police beginning to leave at 1 am. Aftermath By 9 September 24 people who were at the riot had been arrested. In the days that followed the riot, there were pictures published of rioters burning the national flag. It was claimed that police officers had taken pictures of the flag being burnt, and subsequently, provided those pictures to a news agency. These claims were denied by the Terengganu police chief, Ayub Yaakob. There were also claims that news organisations were not allow to enter the riot location, and some people had their cameras confiscated by the police. The rally organisers said that there were undercover police in the crowd who were acting as inciting agents. The Terengganu state government estimated that the damages caused during the riot amounted to a total of RM1 million. According to the police, the officer who had fired the gunshots had done so in self-defence. They said that he had been surrounded by a group of rioters who were physically harming him. However, the event organisers said that the police's action was unprovoked. On 9 December, the two gunshot victims were arrested and charged with participating in an unlawful gathering, as well as intentionally causing injury to a police officer. When they appeared in court for the hearing of their charges, they were denied bail. On 13 September, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia announced that they would conduct a preliminary fact-finding mission on 19 September to find out what really happened on the night of the riot. Their fact-finding mission reported that during the riot, there were police brutality and human rights violations. However, on 9 October, the Human Rights Commission announced that they would not be holding a further public inquiry due to the ongoing court proceedings. Supporters of the planned rally expressed their disappointment and questioned the Human Rights Commission's decision. On 15 November, the Human Rights Commission announced that they would be holding the public inquiry on 11–15 December to further investigate the police's use of live ammunition since there were no ongoing court proceedings about it. On 13 December, the Human Rights Commission cancelled the public inquiry due to the ongoing court proceedings of the two gunshot victims who had been charged at the Sessions Court of