Don’t aggravate bodyguard assault case, public told

SHAH ALAM: The police have urged and advised the public not to take the law into their own hands and aggravate the situation following an incident where two personal bodyguards were assaulted by their employer for fasting.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said they had detected seditious calls from certain parties to declare war and surround the Klang area.

“Such statements can worsen the situation as well as affect public order and action can be taken under Section 504 of the Penal Code, ” he said in a statement yesterday.

Apart from that, he said several video clips had also been uploaded on various social media platforms, urging for appropriate action to be taken against the suspects.

Comm Arjunaidi confirmed that the police had so far arrested five individuals to facilitate investigations.

Four of them were arrested in Klang Selatan, Selangor, while one was detained in Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur, he said, adding that all five had been remanded for between five and seven days.

As such, he advised the public not to speculate, share or spread any news from any unverified sources.

On Wednesday, police received a report about the employer having allegedly slapped his two bodyguards in Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur, for fasting during Ramadan.

The complainant, who is one of the bodyguards, said they had then followed the suspect to his house in Batu Nilam, Klang, where they were beaten with a cane.

A gun was also allegedly pointed at one of the bodyguards.