Attack on e-hailing drivers: If you have doubts about the investigation, file a complaint with the IPCC

KUALA LUMPUR“Anyone can lodge a complaint with the Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC), which was established in line with the MADANI government’s commitment to protecting the rights of all citizens, especially vulnerable groups,” said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office (Law and Institutional Reform).

“In a country like Malaysia, where the rule of law is upheld, no one is above the law and the legal principle is that a person is innocent until proven guilty,” she said in a post on X today, addressing doubts in some quarters about the investigation into a VIP escort who recently allegedly assaulted a disabled man.

She also thanked the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, and the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, for their insistence on a thorough investigation into the case.

On Wednesday, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said they received a complaint at 1pm on Tuesday from an e-hailing driver who claimed to have been attacked by a member of his VIP entourage.

At 9:59 p.m. the same day, the 46-year-old victim filed a second report, stating that the matter had been settled amicably and that he did not wish to pursue it further.

According to media reports, the victim initially reported the incident to the police after being hit on the head and asked to move his vehicle while waiting for a passenger at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur Sentral.