QuickCheck: Did a scuffle take place between MBI officers and eatery staff in Ipoh?
Malaysian food, aside from being delicious, can often be spicy or hot. However, sometimes things other than the food can turn heated at a restaurant.
A viral video is claiming that a scuffle took place between Ipoh City Council (MBI) enforcement officers and the eatery staff at a restaurant in Menglembu recently. Is this true?
VERDICT:
TRUE
Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said a police report was lodged at 6.43pm on Wednesday (April 16) by a 40-year-old MBI enforcement officer who was involved in the incident.
He told Bernama that preliminary investigations revealed that, while acting on a complaint from the MBI Health Department to confiscate chairs and tables at the premises, the complainant and the enforcement team were provoked by one of the restaurant workers.
"The suspect is alleged to have uttered abusive words and attempted to obstruct the enforcement officers from discharging their duties. The complainant also claimed that the individual punched one of the officers," he said in a statement on Wednesday night.
ACP Abang Zainal urged those with information on the incident to contact Inspector Sheikh Fateeha Iman at 010-290 8095 or visit the nearest police station.
Earlier, a 5-minute and 57-second video, posted by the owner of a Facebook account, went viral, showing law enforcement officers raiding a premises believed to be a restaurant.
The video also showed a woman collapsing and a scuffle between law enforcement officers and several individuals.
