Mohd Ridzuan (left) shows the injuries on Nasrul Faiz at the peaceful assembly. — Bernama photo
PETALING JAYA: Five individuals, including a woman, have been detained in connection with an assault on a lorry driver by a group of men at a condominium car park in Bukit Antarabangsa here last Saturday.
Selangor deputy police chief Datuk Mohd Fuad Abdul Latiff said the five suspects, in their 20s and 30s, were detained in operations in Negeri Sembilan and in Kepong and Kajang, Selangor, on Saturday night.
“Police are looking for a few friends of the suspects to assist investigation,” he told reporters after launching Ops Selamat 10/2017 which is held in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration here yesterday.
On Saturday, Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Hamzah Alias said police had recorded statements from 15 people, including one who recorded a video of the incident.
The case received public attention after a video recording of the incident became viral on the social media.
Meanwhile, the lorry driver said he did not lodge a police report on the incident because he feared for his safety.
Nasrul Faiz Zulfahmi, 25, claimed that he had been threatened to not do so and that the group of people who attacked him were gangsters.
“After the incident, my employer was contacted by a person that no police report should be made on the incident.
“According to my manager, the group of men are
gangsters and they can endanger my life if I made the wrong decision,” he told reporters at a peaceful assembly which was held at a petrol station in Sungai Besi here to show support for Nasrul Faiz.
Nasrul Faiz said the incident happened after he accidentally reversed his lorry and bumped into a Mercedes Benz,
breaking its car registration number plate.
“Only because of a broken car registration plate, I was
beaten and received 13 stitches on the neck,” he added.
More than 200 lorry drivers participated in the peaceful assembly which was
organised by Pertubuhan Ikatan Usahawan Kecil dan Sederhana Malaysia (IKHLAS) to demand the police to take action against the group of men who assaulted Nasrul Faiz.
IKHLAS president Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah said such a violent and inhuman act should not be condoned and stern action should be taken. The lorry drivers assembled there since 11am and dispersed about an hour later.
There was no untoward incident. — Bernama