KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that a man was attacked in front of a district police headquarters in the east coast, footage of which went viral on social media on Friday (Aug 11).
"I can confirm that the incident occurred on the east coast and our investigation is ongoing," said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.
"There might have been some provocation leading to the incident and the state police chief will hold a press conference regarding the incident," he said in a special press conference after inspecting the polling centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Klang Gate here on Saturday (Aug 12).
A 14-second long video clip shows a man on a motorcycle with a PAS flag on his back being assaulted by several men.
Meanwhile, Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said they would conduct further investigation into the incident.
"We will conduct further investigation regarding this matter, according to Integrity and Standard Compliance.
"On Friday, we also detained a vehicle, which was converted into a tank. Action will be taken against the suspect according to Section 61 of the Road Transport Act 1987, and if found guilty, he can be fined up to RM2,000 and six months in prison," he said in a press conference, after reviewing the voting process at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) Falahiah.
He also urged Kelantanese not to carry out any act of provocation ahead of the vote-tallying process.
"Leaders and contesting candidates should advise their respective supporters not to cause any provocation throughout the election period, especially young people, who are very excited about campaign activities," he said.
Commenting on the voting process in Kelantan, Muhammad Zaki said the voting process was going smoothly as of 2pm. – Bernama
