KUALA LUMPUR: Grab Malaysia has removed a driver who was alleged to have sexually assaulted a passenger, from its platform with immediate effect, pending completion of police investigations.
In a statement today, Grab Malaysia country head Sean Goh described the news as deeply distressing and the company’s priority was to assist and provide support to the passenger and her family, besides fully cooperating with the authorities.
"We regret there has been an incident reported on June 11 where a GrabCar driver was alleged to have sexually assaulted a passenger.
"We have a zero tolerance policy to any crime and serious misconduct by drivers," he said.
According to media reports, the police have detained a GrabCar service driver who allegedly raped a woman passenger in his car at Bandar Putra Permai, Seri Kembangan yesterday.
The report said the 30-year-old suspect had allegedly raped the victim who was said to have been in a state of drunkenness about 4am in his car.
Goh said Grab, which had supported its drivers’ app with a PDRM (Royal Malaysia Police) ''panic button'' for drivers to immediately contact the police in case of emergency, was now expediting plans to extend the feature to the Grab passengers’ app as well. –- BERNAMA