A COUNCILLOR with a local authority in Negri Sembilan has been remanded for four days beginning Sunday for allegedly beating up his disabled younger brother in Bandar Sri Jempol, near Seremban.

Jempol district police chief Hoo Chang Hook said the 40-year-old councillor was arrested in Bandar Sri Jempol after a member of the public reported the incident, which happened on Friday.

He said the 39-year-old victim claimed that he had been assaulted, including being beaten with an object.

“He suffered injuries to his stomach and back and was given outpatient treatment at Jempol Hospital,” he said in a statement today.

Hoo said the case was being investigated under section 324 of the penal code. – Bernama, August 30, 2022.