Police record statement of Datuk who 'assaulted' parking attendant over RM3 fee

Police have recorded a statement from the man, believed to be a "Datuk", who assaulted a carpark attendant at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 18.

Brickfields district police chief ACP Ruslan Khalid said on Thursday (Oct 11), the suspect's statement was taken in Brickfields and the investigation would be referred to the deputy public prosecutor.

"This is a legal summons case, which means an arrest cannot be made without a warrant under Section 323 of the Penal Code," he said when contacted by Bernama.

Earlier Thursday, police confirmed a closed-circuit television recording (CCTV) of the incident in which a man was seen scolding and later attacking a parking attendant at a hotel here, which has since gone viral.

Ruslan was quoted as saying, based on the parking attendant's report, the man became agitated when the attendant refused to raise the exit bar at the hotel after the man was found not to have paid an RM3 parking ticket.

He said the parking attendant lodged a police report on Sept 19.

- Bernama