Suspect arrested for allegedly assaulting Tian Chua

PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested one suspect over the assault of PKR vice-president Tian Chua outside its party headquarters here.

Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said they were investigating the case under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting.

"We have arrested one suspect so far and expect to pick up more later," he said when contacted on Sunday (March 1).

Tian Chua was assaulted and verbally abused by a group of disgruntled party members.

In the incident, which took place at about 1.30pm, Tian Chua, whose real name is Chua Tian Chang, was called a "pengkhianat" (traitor), and was shoved around and assaulted by a few people.

He was escorted to a car parked nearby but an angry group of people followed and continued shouting abuse at him.

Tian Chua, who was visibly distraught, engaged in a shouting match with as several objects were thrown at him, including a traffic cone and a plastic water bottle, which hit him on his forehead.

He was also smacked in the back of his head as he made his way to his car after attending the party's headquarters meeting.

The incident was caught on video.