JOHOR police have not received any report on an allegation that a former ATA IMS Berhad factory worker was assaulted during interrogations at a police station last June.

State police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the worker claimed that he was assaulted during interrogation for sharing information on conditions of the factory as reported in a Reuters news article on November 25.

“Johor police confirms that until today no police report was received on a former ATA IMS Bhd worker who was allegedly assaulted during an interrogation.

“Nevertheless, we take note of this issue and will conduct an investigation if what was reported (by Reuters) exists,” he said in a statement today.

On November 25, Reuters reported that Dyson Operations Pte Ltd and Dyson Manufacturing Sdn Bhd had terminated their contracts with the electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider ATA IMS following an audit towards accepted audit labour practices.

Reuters also reported that a former worker of ATA IMS interviewed claimed that he was taken to the police station for interrogation for sharing information on factory conditions to activists before being assaulted by the police.

According to ATA IMS, in its filing to Bursa Malaysia on November 25, its board of directors took note of the news article. References had been made involving the terminations of three contracts with its fully-owned subsidiary, ATA Industrial (M) Sdn Bhd (ATAIM), effective June 1, 2022, and an audit on the company’s labour practices. – Bernama, November 27, 2021.