Utusan Malaysia reported that deputy public prosecutor Kalmizah Salleh made the application while proposing bail after the charges against the accused were read and recorded.

She did not mention a specific reason for the prosecution’s request. The accused’s lawyer Syarifuddin Zaid did not object to the request, saying it would protect his client’s safety.

It was reported last month that a secondary school student suffered a broken nose after being hit in a road dispute in Saujana Impian, Kajang.

Kajang police chief Naazron Abdul Yusof said the victim, a 17-year-old boy, lodged a report at 9.24pm that day claiming he had been attacked at around 2.15pm.

“The complainant received treatment at Kajang Hospital, which confirmed he had a broken nose from the attack.

“An investigation also found that the complainant did not have a driving licence, and he has been given a traffic summons,” Naazron said.

Naazron added that police later arrested the suspect, a former tourism agency consultant, to aid investigations.