Deaf e-hailing driver submits memo to PMO over inaction on his assault case

DEAF e-hailing driver Ong Ing Keong, who was allegedly assaulted by a police escort in May, has handed over a memorandum to the prime minister over the failure to prosecute the policeman for the assault.

Ong was accompanied by Lawyers for Liberty, representatives from the Malaysian Deaf Advocacy and Well-being Organisation (Dawn), as well as NGOs and human rights activists.

The group gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office at 11am to demand justice for Ong.

It is learnt that the group also gave a copy of the dashcam video for the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. 

On May 26, 46-year-old Ong was allegedly assaulted by a security personnel who was escorting a VVIP outside St Regis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur while he was waiting to pick up customers outside the lobby.

Ong alleged that a man knocked on his car window and then punched him in the face. He lodged two reports at the Brickfields police station and received treatment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a soft tissue injury.

On May 31, Regent of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim urged police to investigate the alleged assault, stating that he wanted justice for Ong. He added that he had instructed the police escort team to cooperate with the investigation.

Tunku Ismail also condemned attempts to drag the royal institution into the matter, stating that it was inappropriate to link the actions of external security personnel with himself and the royal institution.

Ong was summoned to Bukit Aman on June 5 to assist in a disciplinary inquiry into the incident. The case is being investigated under Section 323 for causing voluntary hurt. Ong was questioned for four hours, accompanied by lawyers and an interpreter.

On June 14, Razarudin announced that the investigation papers had been sent to the AGC. – September 5, 2024.

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