Assault: PM passing the buck, says disabled rights group

Disability Advocacy and Welfare Network (Dawn) has voiced disappointment with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s recent comments on the unresolved case of a deaf e-hailing driver allegedly assaulted by a Johor royal family member’s escort.

The group’s secretary-general Anthony Chong told Malaysiakini that the prime minister is deflecting responsibility rather than addressing the issue concerning the probe into Ong Ing Keong’s case head-on.

“I think they are buying more time so that the public...