A lorry owner and driver were reported to have acted aggressively by deliberately damaging their own vehicle, believed to be in protest after getting stopped by officers from the Road Transport Department (JPJ).
JPJ Senior Director of Enforcement, Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan, said the incident happened on April 12 when his team pulled over 2 overloaded lorries carrying sand along Persiaran Perdana in Putrajaya.
The lorry owner threatened the JPJ officers
The lorry owner also reportedly switched off the vehicle’s Global Positioning System (GPS) and threatened both the JPJ officers and the mechanic who was called in to fix the damage, as reported by Harian Metro.
This tactic was allegedly employed by the owner of the transport vehicle, which had been detained for carrying loads exceeding the permitted weight limit, in an attempt to prevent it from being taken to the JPJ weighing station.
Muhammad Kifli explained that the operation, conducted in collaboration with the Putrajaya District Police Headquarters (IPD), had followed the lorries believed to be en route from a quarry in Dengkil to a construction site in Kajang.
“When we stopped them, the lorry owner showed up and started acting aggressively and proceeded to switch off the engine and GPS, damage the lorry’s rear tyres, and even threatened the mechanic JPJ called in, warning him not to fix the lorry so they couldn’t move it to the weighing station,” he said.
JPJ officers had to camp at the scene for 3 days
As a result, JPJ officers had to remain at the scene for 3 days until the lorry could be repaired and taken to IPD Putrajaya for investigation before being transferred to the weighing station,” he said during a press conference at the JPJ Enforcement Station in Semenyih today.
Muhammad Kifli added that 3 police reports had been lodged regarding the incident, and all 3 suspects were arrested for obstructing public servants from performing their duties, removing a Toyota Vellfire vehicle seized by JPJ, and threatening the mechanic involved.
He further stated that police investigations are ongoing, while JPJ is also conducting its own investigation under Subsection 234(c) and Subsection 57(3) of the Land Public Transport Act 2010.
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