Sabah police looking into viral video clip of man beaten up by 'employer'

Summary

• A short video clip has gone viral on Facebook showing a man being beaten using a stick, purportedly by his employer.

• Sabah police commissioner says he will look into the video, which was allegedly recorded in Sabah.

• A prominent businessperson in Sabah whose name was linked to the incident has declined comment.

Police are looking into a video clip that has gone viral on Facebook showing a man using a stick to beat up another individual, purportedly his employee.

The incident allegedly occurred in Sabah, but this has yet to be confirmed.

"I will check on this," Sabah police commissioner Jauteh Dikun said in a text message when asked whether the agency has received any report on the incident.

According to a Facebook Reels post by a page called Boss Kucing, the short video clip shows the victim sitting on the floor at what appears to be a workshop while a man was scolding him.

The man then started beating the victim using a stick on both his legs and thighs, while another man stood watching nearby.

Wordings on the video clip mentioned the name of a prominent Sabah businessperson, whom it claimed was the person doing the beating.

Malaysiakini has reached out to the businessperson to check the authenticity of the claim and his response, but he declined to comment.

"I am not interested to comment. This is 'hal rumah tangga' (domestic issue)," he said.

Bung wants issue probed

The issue has also attracted the attention of Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin, who urged authorities to investigate and take appropriate action against those responsible.

According to Bung, he was unsure about the identity of the persons in the video clip due to its low quality but stressed that no one should be allowed to treat another human being like what happened in the incident.

"Whoever is in the video, I do not wish to accuse anyone because there is no confirmation, but police can easily gather the evidence if they investigate this matter in a detailed manner.

"No employer should abuse an employee in any way whatsoever. Nobody should abuse or injure another person as it is against the law.

"Action should be taken against those responsible for this," he said.

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