Delivery man pleads guilty to assaulting journo Haresh Deol

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A 37-year-old delivery man has pleaded guilty to assaulting veteran journalist Haresh Deol in an incident at Bangsar on Tuesday (Nov 25).   R. Krishnan, who was charged together with another suspect still at large, was accused of voluntarily causing hurt to Haresh, 43, in front of the Tanjung Balai Group building, Jalan Telawi 3.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2a4zzhjn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 37-year-old delivery man has pleaded guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrates Court on Friday

00:07to assaulting veteran journalist Haresh Diol in Bangsar on November 25.

00:14R. Krishnan, who was charged alongside another suspect still at large,

00:17was accused of voluntarily causing hurt to Haresh outside the Tanjung Balai group building

00:23on Jalan Talawi 3 between 3.10 p.m. and 3.32 p.m.

00:28When asked to enter a plea, the accused pleaded guilty under Section 323 of the Penal Code,

00:34which carries a maximum one-year jail term, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both.

00:41Deputy Public Prosecutor Henchgo requested a different date to prepare the statement of facts

00:46and for sentencing, proposing bail of RM4,000 in one surety.

00:51The accused's lawyer, Mohamed Salihan Mastor, requested a lower bail,

00:55citing that his client earns only RM40 a day and has six children.

01:01Magistrate Ily Mariska Khalizan fixed bail at RM2,000 and set Jan. 22 for sentencing.

01:09On Tuesday, Haresh, the founder of the 2213 portal, was assaulted by two individuals,

01:16with one of them recording the attack on a mobile phone.

01:18The incident has drawn condemnation from Gerakan Media Merdeka,

01:24the Sports Writers' Association of Malaysia,

01:26the National Union of Journalists Malaysia,

01:29and the Football Association of Malaysia,

01:32with many expressing concern over the apparent targeting of a journalist carrying out his duties.

01:38However, Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Fadil Masos

01:42said the suspect is believed to have targeted the wrong person,

01:46with initial investigations pointing to a personal dispute

01:49involving alleged harassment of the suspect's wife.

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