Datuk in viral hotpot slapping video apologises


PETALING JAYA: The Datuk who was caught on a viral video assaulting a man and a woman at a hotpot restaurant here has apologised, saying that his actions were too extreme.

“I admit that my friend and I committed an act that was not right and was extreme. My friend and I were not rational at the time, which was why I was very angry. I felt that my dignity had been challenged by a younger person, ” the man who identified himself as Datuk Tan said in a video message that went viral on Monday (Jan 18).

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