Attack On Journalist: Fahmi Hopes For Prompt Investigation, No Compromise On Safety Aspects

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil hopes that an investigation into the beating incident involving sports journalist and National Press Club (NPC) deputy president Haresh Deol in Bangsar today can be carried out immediately.

Fahmi said the safety of media practitioners, especially when they are carrying out their duties, cannot be compromised under any circumstances.

"I was informed about this incident while attending a programme in Kota Kinabalu, I contacted Haresh's brother to get more information about the incident that occurred this afternoon.

"Haresh informed that he had just finished filing a police report and is currently completing the medical report," he said in a post on Facebook today.

Earlier, Haresh, who is the co-founder of news portal TwentyTwo13, via a post on the X page, informed that he was attacked by two men while heading to his car while another individual recorded the incident using a mobile phone.

Brickfields district police chief ACP Hoo Chang Hook in a statement today said the police are tracking down three men believed to be involved in the incident which occurred on Jalan Maarof near the parking lot of a shopping mall, when Haresh was walking on the sidewalk towards Jalan Telawi.

-- BERNAMA