Three police reports prepared for alleged assault victim to sign

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Doubtful that victim fully comprehended the contents of three additional reports.

Disabled e-hailing driver Ong Ing Keong filed four reports related to his alleged assault by an escort of Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, according to the Malaysian Deaf Advocacy and Wellbeing Organisation (Dawn).

Dawn’s secretary-general, Anthony Chong, explained that Ong personally contributed to only the first report made after the incident on May 28.

According to Dawn secretary-general Anthony Chong, the alleged victim only contributed to one of the reports, which is the first he had lodged after the incident on May 28.

“There were four reports (in total). The first report – he told the police (about the incident) and signed,” Chong said, after checking with Ong.

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“Then in the next three reports, he did not contribute anything. The police got the reports ready and asked him to read and then he signed,” he added.

Ong alleged at a press conference in Petaling Jaya that the police prepared the “second” report and told him to sign it.

On Wednesday, Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Mohd Isa stated that the second report was lodged at 9:45 pm on May 28, indicating that Ong did not wish to pursue the matter further as it had been resolved.

Earlier, Bukit Aman CID director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain announced that Ong filed a report at 1 pm on May 28, and the case is being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code.

Chong doubted that Ong fully understood the contents of the three additional reports.

“From what I understand, he does not fully understand what had been written in the reports.

“He only read words about himself – like time, day, work, what happened. He can recognise (these) words and he agreed. However, he cannot make sense of full sentences,” he added.

Chong said the first three reports were lodged on May 28, and the fourth was filed on May 29.

As a sign language interpreter for Ong during the press conference at the Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) office, Chong emphasized the importance of acknowledging that not all deaf people in Malaysia are proficient in either Bahasa Malaysia or English due to their educational backgrounds.

Meanwhile, Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said Bukit Aman would summon all officers involved in investigating the case.

“This is to ensure a thorough investigation (of the matter) and everyone involved can provide their statements,” he added.

Vowing to take strict action against officers who violated the law, Razarudin said the topmost priority of every investigation is to ensure that the perpetrators are held accountable.

Ong is scheduled to record another police statement this afternoon.