PETALING JAYA: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, calling for a thorough investigation into the acid attack on footballer Faisal Halim, said the investigation should consider the possibility it was linked to hooligans.
The sultan and the Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah, also called for the motive to be identified, Bernama reported.
“The Sultan is very disappointed and views such attacks as extreme as it involves the lives of sportsmen,” read a statement by the Selangor royal office
Sultan Sharafuddin is patron of Selangor FC while Tengku Amir Shah is the Selangor FC president.
Separately, the regent of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who owns Johor Darul Ta’zim FC, condemned the attack on Faisal and the recent incidents involving footballers and hoped the police will investigate the cases swiftly and thoroughly and take appropriate action.
Faisal, known as “Mickey” plays for Selangor FC and the national team Harimau Malaya as a winger. He was attacked with acid splashed on him earlier this evening after a go-karting session at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara near here.
He is in stable condition after being treated in a private hospital for second-degree burns on several parts of his body.
The acid attack was the second attack on a football player since Terengganu FC winger Akhyar Rashid was set upon by two robbers on Friday night as he was alighting from his car after returning from training.
