Fake newsman charged for punching Asli CEO


KUALA LUMPUR: A 34-year-old man who impersonated a news agency reporter pleaded guilty at a Sessions Court here to assaulting Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli) chief executive officer Melissa Ong.

Mohd Zarith Md Hanipah was charged with causing grievous hurt to Ong, 47, at a hotel ballroom Sunway Putra Hotel, Jalan Putra, at about 12.15pm on Nov 8.

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