Sanjeevan's condition: Removing Bullet Not Priority For Now.'

PUTRAJAYA: Removing the bullet from the abdomen of Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force's (MyWatch) R Sri Sanjeevan (pic) is not as critical as stabilising his condition from other complications as these are "more life-threatening",
 Health Minister Datuk Seri S Subramaniam said. "The bullet is not in a life-threatening position for him now. "It is the other condition of his body that are life threatening for him at the moment," he told theSun today, responding to the most asked question on why the delay in performing the surgery to remove the bullet from the crime watchdog chairman's rib cage.
 Subramaniam stressed that although the bullet is still in his rib cage, it is not causing harm to his body. "It is sitting there without causing any damage. That is why the surgery can be done at a later stage. "But what is more important now is that the doctors are trying to see his lung condition, his blood pressure and so on before proceeding with the surgery," he said.
 He said that Sanjeevan's condition is improving and that they will proceed with the surgery once he is fully stabilised after suffering from the massive loss of blood. He added that there is no delay or wanting to delay the operation and that the decision is purely a medical procedure.
 Patron of non-governmental organisation (NGO) MyWatch and former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said that Sanjeevan had been vocal in exposing crime syndicates linked to the police. Statements made by R. Sri Sanjeevan against organised crime may have led to his shooting on Saturday. "Maybe one of these underground gangs was disgruntled by his statement and sent out a hit on him," Musa told theSun in a phone interview today. However, he said he does not know if the police were linked to the shooting incident.
 MyWatch recently gave details on the alleged involvement of Malacca and Negri Sembilan police officers in drug syndicates and later said that the police did not take action on the matter. Sanjeevan was also believed to have been in contact with Parti Keadilan Rakyat strategic director Rafizi Ramli over the matter. Rafizi claimed that Sanjeevan wanted his help to expose policemen with links to drug syndicates.