KUALA LUMPUR: An escort for a VVIP, allegedly involved in the assault of a deaf e-hailing driver at a hotel here in May, will be charged at the Kuala Lumpur Court today.
City police, in a statement, said the man will be charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt to the e-hailing driver.
It was reported that Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa had said that the victim filed a report on the day of the incident, which was May 28, at around 1pm.
Initial reports indicated an alleged assault, purportedly involving a bodyguard assigned to a VVIP.
Subsequently, the e-hailing driver lodged a report saying that the matter was resolved and that he did not want to prolong the matter.
The incident drew criticism from His Royal Highness Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the Regent of Johor, who deemed attempts to associate the royal institution with the alleged assault as unwarranted.
In a statement, Tunku Ismail condemned illegal actions or intimidation and urged authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the alleged misconduct by a police escort.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, in June this year, had said that 12 people were called for questioning over the case.
Those summoned by the police included the victim, the escort, hotel staff present at the scene, police’s Special Action Unit, the complainant’s acquaintance, a doctor and a Grab operations director.
-NewStraitsTime