KUALA LUMPUR: After five months, there is finally closure for disabled e-hailing driver Ong Ing Keong who was assaulted by a VVIP's bodyguard, says lawyer Zaid Malek.
This comes after L/Kpl Muhammad Taufik Ismail was fined RM1,000 in default of 20 days imprisonment on Monday (Nov 4) after he pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to Ong in front of the lobby at the St. Regis Hotel at about 11.40am on May 28.
Zaid said the proceedings had taken them by surprise as they were unaware that L/Kpl Muhammad Taufik Ismail would be charged today.
"This is why Ong is not here. But this (outcome) is exactly what he wanted.
“He wanted the aggressor to be brought to court and this had happened today. It was a simple, straightforward case with ample dash-cam recording and medical evidence," Zaid told the press.
Zaid, who held a watching brief for Ong, appeared before the Magistrate during the proceedings.
On Monday, Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhamad Dan passed the sentence on L/Kpl Muhammad Taufik, 32, who pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt on Ong at the lobby of St Regis Hotel, at about 11.40am on May 28.
The charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code carries a maximum one year jail term or a fine up to RM2,000 or both upon conviction.
