Nik Aziz’s grandson’s family to pursue legal action over alleged slap

 The Kelantan UiTM student's father says the family was initially willing to give the organisers time to resolve the matter without involving the police.

Nik Alif Aiman Abdul Ariffahmi (left) claimed that Beruas Umno chief Azhar Ahmad slapped him on May 20 after a ceramah at Institut Latihan Memperkasa Ummah in Janda Baik, Pahang.

PETALING JAYA:

The family of Nik Alif Aiman Abdul Ariffahmi is prepared to take legal action over an alleged incident in which he claimed Beruas Umno chief Azhar Ahmad slapped him during a university programme in Janda Baik, Pahang last month.

Nik Alif’s father, Ariffahmi Ab Rahman refuted claims that his son, the grandson of the late PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, had delayed lodging a police report on the matter for political reasons, such as the Johor polls.

He said while the family had initially intended to give the university time to resolve the matter without involving the police, the university appeared to be siding with Azhar and had attempted to downplay the issue, Sinar Harian reported.

“The university should have acted responsibly. As the organiser of the programme in Janda Baik, they should protect the dignity and safety of the student involved,” he was quoted as saying.

Ariffahmi said his family will engage a lawyer to present facts of the case that had not yet been made public.

“We trust that the truth will be revealed, and we will fight for it through the proper channels,” he said.

Yesterday, Sinar Harian also reported Azhar as saying that he was considering legal action over the defamatory claims circulating about the incident.

Nik Alif, who heads the Kelantan Universiti Teknologi Mara student representative council, claimed the incident occurred at about 6pm on May 20 after a ceramah held during a university programme at Institut Latihan Memperkasa Ummah in Janda Baik.

He said the guest speaker was a former senator and a member of a university’s board of directors, and that the speaker was later informed that Nik Alif was Nik Abdul Aziz’s grandson.

Nik Alif said they started talking about politics and claimed that the former senator then made a remark criticising PAS before suddenly slapping him on the left cheek.

Azhar denied the accusation, saying the claims circulating on social media did not portray the full context of the incident and had created a negative perception of him.

A police investigation into the matter has been launched, with Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat saying that Pahang police would handle the case even though Nik Alif lodged the report in Kota Bharu. - FMT