JOHOR Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has hit out at attempts to link the royal institution to the alleged assault of an e-hailing driver last Monday.

“I do not condone any illegal action or intimidation. I urge the authorities to investigate thoroughly the incident where a police officer escort is alleged to have committed a harmful act.

“I hope the authorities will take action in accordance with the law and give the victim justice,” he said on X.

In his post, the Johor Regent urged all quarters to allow the authorities to carry out the investigation.

“I am also aware that there is a movement to drag the royal institution by using this incident, but to link the actions of an external security personnel with myself and the entire royal institution is uncalled for,” he said in the post.

“With reference to the incident that happened at St Regis Hotel Kuala Lumpur on May 28, I was informed the following day and I immediately urged the police security escort team to cooperate with investigations,” he said

A police report was lodged against the bodyguard of a VIP for allegedly assaulting a disabled man at a hotel last week.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Shuhaily Zain told a press conference the case was filed under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt.

The disabled Grab driver was parked at the hotel entrance as the VIP’s convoy was leaving the property.

It was reported that the man had picked up four passengers at the hotel before one of the VIP bodyguards had knocked on his car door and assaulted him.

The driver sustained soft tissue injuries and was treated in Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

Hours after Shuhaily’s press conference, Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Mohd Isa said the case had been amicably resolved.

Rusdi said the driver had lodged a second police report stating that the matter had been “resolved amicably” and that he had attributed the incident to a “misunderstanding” and he did not want to pursue the matter. – May 31, 2024.