Investigation papers have been sent to the Attorney-General’s Chambers after the completion of the probe into allegations by a hearing-impaired e-hailing driver that he was assaulted by an escort for Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim.
In a text message to the media, Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said 12 individuals had been summoned in the investigation.
They included the alleged victim, the escort, hotel staff at the scene when the incident occurred, members of the Police Special Operations Unit, the Johor regent’s team of drivers, the complainant’s friend, a doctor, and a Grab operations director.
“Although the complainant (victim) in this case has withdrawn the police report, further recorded conversation found that the complainant is still interested and wants to continue with this case.
“The investigation papers have been referred to the head of the prosecution division at 8.30am yesterday for further action,” he said when contacted today.
He also stated that the suspect does not have any disciplinary record.
Razarudin advised the public against speculating or linking the case to the royal institution saying, “Any dissemination of inaccurate information could jeopardise the investigation.”
Tunku Ismail urged authorities to conduct a thorough probe into the incident. He decreed that no illegal actions or threats should ever be allowed while claiming that there were attempts to drag the royal institution into the matter.
Last Friday, the IGP stressed that the police would conduct a thorough investigation based on recent developments and call in all officers involved in the case soon to assist.
In the May 28 incident, Ong, an e-hailing driver, lodged a police report the same day alleging he was assaulted by one of Tunku Ismail’s drivers while waiting for a customer at the St Regis Hotel lobby in KL Sentral.
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Right after the top cop’s statement, lawyer N Surendran, who is representing the driver, said he had received indications that the accused has ties to the police force itself.
“It’s an indication that has been given to us… that the escort is ‘attached’ to the police, though we’ll have to leave confirmation of his identity to the investigators,” Surendran said.
Surendran, along with Lawyers For Liberty adviser Latheefa Koya, Ong, and a sign language interpreter, spent more than four hours at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman today. - Mkini
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