Cop who escorted TMJ pleads guilty to assaulting deaf driver, fined RM1k

A police officer who escorted Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has pleaded guilty to assaulting disabled e-hailing driver Ong Ing Keong.

The Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court today sentenced Muhammad Taufik Ismail to an RM1,000 fine for causing hurt to the 47-year-old deaf driver around 11.40am in front of the lobby of St Regis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on May 28.

The charge was framed under...