IPOH: A contract worker had his lucky stars to thank when he was saved by police from being bashed up by a group of Mat Rempits, on Merdeka Day.
In the incident, which occurred at about 5am at Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil here, the victim had grazed one of the Mat Rempit’s motorcycles causing the machine, with its rider and pillion rider, to fall.
Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Jalaludin Ibrahim said a big group then gathered around the victim, in his 20s, to demand compensation.
“The victim was dragged by the group to a nearby bank’s automated teller machine to withdraw money.
“However, as the ATM machine was closed, the angry assailant hit the victim on his forehead with a helmet, causing him minor injuries,” he told a news conference here on Friday.
ACP Jalaludin added that a team of policemen, who were on their crime prevention rounds, stumbled upon the commotion and managed to prevent the situation from getting worse.
“A total of 15 people, three of them college students, were picked up,” he added, noting that the illegal racers had been remanded for three days until Saturday.
To a question, ACP Jalaludin said the racers tested negative for drugs in their urine.
He also said the racers would be charged with rioting and gang robbery.
Source: The Star http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/1/nation/20060901165635&sec=nation
In the incident, which occurred at about 5am at Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil here, the victim had grazed one of the Mat Rempit’s motorcycles causing the machine, with its rider and pillion rider, to fall.
Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Jalaludin Ibrahim said a big group then gathered around the victim, in his 20s, to demand compensation.
“The victim was dragged by the group to a nearby bank’s automated teller machine to withdraw money.
“However, as the ATM machine was closed, the angry assailant hit the victim on his forehead with a helmet, causing him minor injuries,” he told a news conference here on Friday.
ACP Jalaludin added that a team of policemen, who were on their crime prevention rounds, stumbled upon the commotion and managed to prevent the situation from getting worse.
“A total of 15 people, three of them college students, were picked up,” he added, noting that the illegal racers had been remanded for three days until Saturday.
To a question, ACP Jalaludin said the racers tested negative for drugs in their urine.
He also said the racers would be charged with rioting and gang robbery.
Source: The Star http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/1/nation/20060901165635&sec=nation