SHAH ALAM, Feb 15 — The Selangor government will once again table a motion to expedite the investigation into the case involving Selangor FC player Faisal Halim at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting, which begins Tuesday.
State executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi said the Selangor government has yet to receive updates on the acid attack probe involving the national footballer, which has now stretched to 10 months, prompting the move.
He said the last update received by the state government on the case was in November last year from Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, who said the case had been taken over by Bukit Aman’s Classified Crime Investigation Unit.
“Since then, police have yet to provide the latest updates on the unfortunate incident involving Faisal Halim.
“The state government does not wish to make any assumptions, so the best course of action is to bring this motion to the state assembly,” he told reporters after officiating a restaurant opening in Seksyen 7 here today.
He was commenting on the progress of the investigation into the case following a letter sent by Speaker Lau Weng San to the authorities after the state assembly passed an emergency motion in July last year condemning the extreme and violent act against Faisal.
Najwan said the proposal to raise the motion was to obtain answers from police on the latest developments in the high-profile case.
“I believe this case is still under investigation, but it must be expedited so various questions surrounding the incident can be answered,” he said.
On May 5 last year, the 27-year-old Top Scorer of the 2023 Asian Cup became a victim of an acid attack at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara, leaving him with fourth-degree burns on multiple parts of his body.
— Bernama
