Nepali guard beaten in Malaysia goes viral
There is widespread outrage over the video of a Nepali security guard being beaten by his supervisor in Kuala Lumpur
Nepali Times
There is widespread outrage over the video of a Nepali security guard being beaten by his supervisor in Kuala Lumpur
Nepali Times
July 31, 2020
A mobile video of a Nepali security guard in Malaysia getting beaten up by his supervisor with a truncheon has gone viral in social media, causing outrage in Nepal and its migrant worker community in Malaysia.
The video was posted on a Facebook Page called Sq Soul7 on 7 July, and shows the Nepali guard not saying anything while he is being repeatedly bludgeoned in what looks like a parking lot of an apartment block. The bystander taking the video is overheard asking the supervisor to stop, but the man is mercilessly attacked.
On Friday, the Nepal Embassy in Kuala Lumpur filed a police complaint. It has also appealed the public on social media to share any additional information they have.
Separately, the rights group Persatuan Industri Keselamatan Malaysia (PIKM) also filed complaints with the police to ensure that the perpetrator is punished. The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) has also called for the supervisor to be brought to justice.
Details about the perpetrator and the Nepali migrant are yet to be released. There are no details about why the Nepali was being beaten, which many commentators on social media have said is moot because nothing justifies a worker getting beaten up defenselessly.
As he beats the Nepali, the supervisor is heard saying in Bahasa Melayu: “I’m being nice to you and what do I get in return? You think you’re some big shot? What’s your problem?”
The Nepali security guard suffers silently throughout the beating, and squirming with pain.
“He is an Indian Malaysian named ‘Mannu’ who works at Alliance Security and has faced multiple cases of abuse in the past as well,” said Santosh Sapkota, Malaysia returnee now in Banepa (pictured below). “I had also been abused by him and had filed a complained at the Nepali Embassy then. With their support I was able to return five months earlier than planned after spending 3 years 7 months in Malaysia as I could no longer take the abuse.”
Sapkota said he is not sure if ‘Mannu’ worked at the same Alliance Security or if he had been transferred. He added: “You did not need any reason to be physically or verbally abused by him.”
The attention that this case is getting in the media is being taken as a positive sign it will build public opinion pressure and visibility against similar beatings and violence against migrant workers in Malaysia.
Most other attacks on migrant workers do not get visibility because there is no video, which is why the abuse has persisted. Many Nepali workers returning from Malaysia have complained of frequent physical abuse from supervisors or employers, and even of being robbed by locals who know the migrant worker will not dare go to the police.
A mobile video of a Nepali security guard in Malaysia getting beaten up by his supervisor with a truncheon has gone viral in social media, causing outrage in Nepal and its migrant worker community in Malaysia.
The video was posted on a Facebook Page called Sq Soul7 on 7 July, and shows the Nepali guard not saying anything while he is being repeatedly bludgeoned in what looks like a parking lot of an apartment block. The bystander taking the video is overheard asking the supervisor to stop, but the man is mercilessly attacked.
On Friday, the Nepal Embassy in Kuala Lumpur filed a police complaint. It has also appealed the public on social media to share any additional information they have.
Separately, the rights group Persatuan Industri Keselamatan Malaysia (PIKM) also filed complaints with the police to ensure that the perpetrator is punished. The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) has also called for the supervisor to be brought to justice.
Details about the perpetrator and the Nepali migrant are yet to be released. There are no details about why the Nepali was being beaten, which many commentators on social media have said is moot because nothing justifies a worker getting beaten up defenselessly.
As he beats the Nepali, the supervisor is heard saying in Bahasa Melayu: “I’m being nice to you and what do I get in return? You think you’re some big shot? What’s your problem?”
The Nepali security guard suffers silently throughout the beating, and squirming with pain.
“He is an Indian Malaysian named ‘Mannu’ who works at Alliance Security and has faced multiple cases of abuse in the past as well,” said Santosh Sapkota, Malaysia returnee now in Banepa (pictured below). “I had also been abused by him and had filed a complained at the Nepali Embassy then. With their support I was able to return five months earlier than planned after spending 3 years 7 months in Malaysia as I could no longer take the abuse.”
Sapkota said he is not sure if ‘Mannu’ worked at the same Alliance Security or if he had been transferred. He added: “You did not need any reason to be physically or verbally abused by him.”
The attention that this case is getting in the media is being taken as a positive sign it will build public opinion pressure and visibility against similar beatings and violence against migrant workers in Malaysia.
Most other attacks on migrant workers do not get visibility because there is no video, which is why the abuse has persisted. Many Nepali workers returning from Malaysia have complained of frequent physical abuse from supervisors or employers, and even of being robbed by locals who know the migrant worker will not dare go to the police.
