By Ivan Ho - Free Malaysia Today
LAHAD DATU: A General Operations Force officer was arrested yesterday to facilitate investigation into an assault with a homemade Samurai sword that left a student seriously injured. The 48-year-old officer with the rank of inspector was believed to have been picked up by a police team at his quarters in the 17th Battalion camp more than 24 hours after the incident.
Initial investigations revealed that the officer had gathered local thugs, one armed with a homemade Samurai sword, to attack the student while the latter was about to leave a karaoke outlet here with more than 10 of his classmates early Sunday.
The victim, Ling Kim Tun, 18, sustained a deep slash wound on his right arm while attempting to block the sword.
According to witnesses, the officer then punched and kicked the victim in the stomach.
The attack only stopped after a member of the public prevented the officer from continuing the assault on the teenager who was then rushed to the district hospital by his classmates.
The victim’s father Ling Zhi Zhong has accused the police of being slow to act.
According to him, his son’s classmates told him that one of Kim Tun's friends had quarreled with the police officer inside the karaoke lounge earlier.
The victim had apparently attempted to defuse the situation but this only angered the police officer further.
“They (Kim Tun's classmates) told me the police officer punched my son's face and kicked his stomach while he was on the ground. He is a police officer who received strict training… he shouldn’t be reacting so violently. My son cannot move two of his fingers now, he is only a kid,” said the father.
Meanwhile, Battalion 17 GOF commanding officer Supt Ahmad Fuad Osman together with Chief Inspector Afiz Abdullah visited the victim at the hospital.
Apart from apologizing on behalf of GOF, Ahmad Fuad assured the teenager's family that the police and GOF will conduct a thorough investigation
LAHAD DATU: A General Operations Force officer was arrested yesterday to facilitate investigation into an assault with a homemade Samurai sword that left a student seriously injured. The 48-year-old officer with the rank of inspector was believed to have been picked up by a police team at his quarters in the 17th Battalion camp more than 24 hours after the incident.
Initial investigations revealed that the officer had gathered local thugs, one armed with a homemade Samurai sword, to attack the student while the latter was about to leave a karaoke outlet here with more than 10 of his classmates early Sunday.
The victim, Ling Kim Tun, 18, sustained a deep slash wound on his right arm while attempting to block the sword.
According to witnesses, the officer then punched and kicked the victim in the stomach.
The attack only stopped after a member of the public prevented the officer from continuing the assault on the teenager who was then rushed to the district hospital by his classmates.
The victim’s father Ling Zhi Zhong has accused the police of being slow to act.
According to him, his son’s classmates told him that one of Kim Tun's friends had quarreled with the police officer inside the karaoke lounge earlier.
The victim had apparently attempted to defuse the situation but this only angered the police officer further.
“They (Kim Tun's classmates) told me the police officer punched my son's face and kicked his stomach while he was on the ground. He is a police officer who received strict training… he shouldn’t be reacting so violently. My son cannot move two of his fingers now, he is only a kid,” said the father.
Meanwhile, Battalion 17 GOF commanding officer Supt Ahmad Fuad Osman together with Chief Inspector Afiz Abdullah visited the victim at the hospital.
Apart from apologizing on behalf of GOF, Ahmad Fuad assured the teenager's family that the police and GOF will conduct a thorough investigation
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