Deputy speaker Kamri Kamaruddin said the Selangor state assembly office had received a reply from Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan regarding the motion under Rule 17(1) of the Selangor state assembly standing orders submitted by Abbas Salimmi Che Adzmi@Azmi (PH-Seri Serdang).

“(Hussein’s) feedback indicates that the police are taking this investigation seriously.

“This team has the expertise and advanced equipment to identify and apprehend the suspects involved,” he said.

Selangor youth, sports and entrepreneurship committee chairman Najwan Halimi said on Nov 22 that the state government had yet to receive an update from the police on the progress of the investigation.

Najwan said the state government was still awaiting the disclosure of information following an emergency motion condemning extreme actions and violence that threaten the lives and careers of athletes, unanimously passed during the previous sitting.

Submitted by Abbas Salimmi on July 5, the motion called for a thorough investigation into the acid attack on the national player and was debated by five state assemblymen.

The 2023 Asian Cup top scorer fell victim to an acid attack at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara on May 5, which resulted in fourth-degree burns to several parts of his body.