PETALING JAYA: Dashcam footage showing the disabled ehailing driver being assaulted by a member of a VIP's security detail has been revealed.
The social rights group Lawyers For Liberty (LFL) released a video showing the security personnel member assaulting the driver in an incident which sparked public outrage in May.
In the two-minute clip released during a press conference, the driver, 46-year-old Ong Ing Keong, is seen waiting for his passengers outside the St Regis Hotel when a security member approaches him and shouts at him.
Ong, who is deaf and mute, is seen rolling down his window to communicate with the man before the man suddenly punches him in the face.
LFL adviser N. Surendran said that the video clip of the incident, which took place on May 28, has been handed over to the police.
"In the face of evidence as clear as that, no one has been brought to justice for this assault upon Ong. It is clearly someone from the escort who did it. His identity is known to the investigative body. Why have charges not been brought?" Surendran said at a press conference on Wednesday (Aug 14).
"We urge the authorities, the police, the Attorney-General's Office and the government to take the matter seriously," he added.
Ong, who has since lodged two police reports over the assault, said he was still waiting for justice.
"I really hope the suspect will be brought to justice. I have shown my face to the media. Why has the suspect not been revealed?
"I feel very depressed for the prolonged silence over this incident," he said through a sign language interpreter.
