Cops nab three in PenjanaKerjaya-linked NGO leader assault
Malaysiakini understands the three men between the ages of 35 and 46 were arrested around the Klang Valley yesterday in connection with injuries sustained by Mani Maran Manickam, the chairperson of NGO Malaysian Indian Hope Association...
Police have arrested three men suspected of slashing an NGO leader's neck, believed to be in retaliation over the latter's MACC report on alleged misappropriation and false claims made for the Human Resource Ministry's 'Program Insentif Pengambilan Pekerja (PenjanaKerjaya)'.
Malaysiakini understands the three men between the ages of 35 and 46 were arrested around the Klang Valley yesterday in connection with injuries sustained by Mani Maran Manickam, the chairperson of NGO Malaysian Indian Hope Association.
Initially, two arrests were reported, but Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan later confirmed another man had also been detained.
All three have been remanded until Thursday (Aug 11) to assist with investigations under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapons.
On July 27, Mani Maran told Malaysiakini he was cornered by an individual at the parking lot of a hotel in Kajang, Selangor at around 1.40pm, and was caught off guard when the person attacked him from behind with a razor, resulting in 16 stitches on his neck.
At the time, Mani Maran also claimed the assault was linked to his MACC report implicating two BN-component party leaders in the PenjanaKerjaya scandal.
Mani Maran suffered a second attack on Aug 5 after a suspect, who has also been arrested, slashed his left wrist with a knife.
On Aug 6, MIC secretary-general RT Rajasekaran announced that a member of the party's Youth wing has been suspended over allegations of assaulting an NGO leader.
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