His lawyer, Rafique Rashid Ali, said they had sent a letter requesting the names of the officials involved before bringing the case to court.

He said the letter was addressed to the Kuala Lumpur mayor, DBKL’s legal and prosecution director as well as its enforcement director.

“We feel that we urgently need to begin civil action against the officials involved,” he said at a press conference.

Rafique said his client decided to take legal action after obtaining a full report on his injuries from Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang.

He said the report stated Za’imuddin had indeed suffered injuries with a risk of paralysis, confirming the 28-year-old had not been faking his injuries as alleged.

“Za’imuddin still uses assistive devices (for his injuries),” he said.

Rafique said his client was also considering legal action against certain social media users for defamation.

The incident on March 28 was sparked by a confrontation over Za’imuddin’s unlicensed sale of balloons on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

DBKL alleged that he refused to obey orders and acted aggressively despite having been given three warnings. However, Za’imuddin has denied this.

On April 6, private doctor Dr Hafidz Rizal Amran claimed Za’imuddin was at risk of permanent paralysis after a severe injury to the T12 thoracic spinal nerve.

He also claimed Za’imuddin faced several complications from his injuries, including numbness in parts of his body as well as urinary incontinence.