KUALA LUMPUR: The health ministry will launch an investigation into the recent sexual assault case involving a hospital employee and a medical assistant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 in Kota Kinabalu, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
The Health Minister said they would begin their own internal investigation once the current police investigation is concluded.
“That is our procedure, we will not encroach on the police investigation.
“Like what has been done before, we will follow through after the police have investigated and come out with their verdict.
“I assure the public that we will investigate this, and we will not allow this (to stand). We will get to the bottom of this,” he told the press at parliament on Wednesday (Nov 6).
This comes after a 32-year-old administrative staff member at Kota Kinabalu’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 was reportedly sexually assaulted by a medical assistant during a procedure called nerve conduction study (NCS) on June 29, by Malaysiakini.
The victim accused the assistant of rubbing his hands on the victim's thighs, arms and legs, as well as taking her shirt off.
The assistant also allegedly made multiple sexually tinged remarks throughout the procedure, which included comments about the victim’s underwear.
The victim then filed a complaint with the hospital management three days later before lodging a police report on July 5.
She also filed a formal report to the Health Ministry through the government’s Public Complaints Management System but alleged that there had been little to no progress or updates on her complaints.
The portal also reported that the police had questioned the suspect who was currently released on police bail.
Traumatised by the experience, the victim is said to have resorted to counselling to help her get over the horror of the event.
