KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has summoned all the officers involved in the investigation of an assault against a disabled e-hailing driver.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said this is to ensure a thorough investigation into the matter and have everyone involved to provide their statements.
It was previously reported that the police were probing the alleged assault, purportedly involving a bodyguard tasked with escorting a VVIP.
The investigation was launched after police received a report from the e-hailing driver. The report has since gone viral.
The e-hailing driver claimed to have been punched by the security detail after he was asked to move his car while waiting at the lobby of a five-star hotel at KL Sentral here.
Earlier today, His Royal Highness Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the Regent of Johor, hit out at attempts to link the royal institution to the alleged assault.
"I do not condone any illegal action or intimidation," Tunku Ismail said in a statement.
"I urge the authorities to investigate thoroughly the incident where a police officer escort is alleged to have committed a harmful act."
He said he knew of a movement to drag the royal institution into the matter.
"But to link the actions of an external security personnel with myself and the entire royal institution is uncalled for."
Tunku Ismail said that when he was informed of the alleged assault, he immediately told the police's escort team to cooperate with investigations.