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Selangor football player Faisal Halim on Thursday (June 13) spoke to members of the press for the first time since he became a victim of an acid attack more than a month ago.

He was accompanied by Football Association of Selangor deputy president Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar and his lawyer, among others.

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00:00Just to clarify again, the incident that happened in Pasar Halim happened in May, 5th May, 2024.
00:15He was admitted to the hospital for more than 3 weeks, 20 days, in Syak Alam.
00:25In the process, 3 treatment procedures were done.
00:32And Alhamdulillah, on 25th May, Faisal was cleared to be discharged from Syak Alam Hospital.
00:42I also want to emphasize, at one point, on 5th May, the day the incident happened,
00:51Faisal's photos were viral on social media and so on.
00:57At first glance, it looked like nothing happened.
01:00Faisal was puzzled, thinking for a long time.
01:04People who didn't know, like me, like all of us, we may ask questions, as if nothing happened.
01:11But if we see, at that moment, the acid was all over his face, his body, his hands, his left arm.
01:20This is what we call the evolution of acid attack.
01:25At first glance, it looked like nothing happened.
01:27But in fact, second by second, minute by minute, the acid basically eats up your flesh, your skin and your flesh.
01:37If you look here, on the top left, that was when Faisal Halim was admitted.
01:44On the right, that was post-surgery one.
01:48If you look at the left side, next to the eyes, Alhamdulillah.
01:52In the previous PC, I said, Alhamdulillah, his eyes were not infected and so on.
01:57On the left side, a little bit on the mouth, a little bit on the inside of the mouth.
02:01On the bottom left, the third picture, that was post-surgery number two.
02:07You can see the situation has changed.
02:13On the bottom right, that was about ten days ago.
02:17This is Faisal now.
02:19What we are trying to show is, whatever happened, that incident, it was a serious incident.
02:27When we made the statement of fourth degree acid burner.
02:32This is how it looked like.
02:34This is on the body.
02:35More or less, on the top right, that was when he was first admitted to the hospital.
02:40Post-surgery one, the second picture, on the top right.
02:44Post-surgery two, on the bottom left.
02:47And last, that was about ten days ago.
02:51First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Allah SWT.
02:57Because with His permission, I can still be with all of you.
03:01I would also like to express my gratitude with millions and as much as I can,
03:07I would like to express my gratitude to the Most High, the Most Glorious,
03:11Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharifuddin Idris Shah Al-Had,
03:14and the Most Venerable Tunku Raja Muda Selangor, Tunku Amir Shah,
03:20who have helped me and my family a lot.
03:25During this time, the leaders of Selangor FC,
03:30especially Dato' Sri Syaril Mokhtar,
03:35who have given me a lot of encouragement and encouraged me.
03:39Dr. Johan, CEO of Selangor FC and the entire management of Selangor FC,
03:45my fellow colleagues who have always been with me from the first day until today.
03:52My family members who have helped me a lot and stayed with me,
03:57namely my father, mother, brother, all of my siblings,
04:03especially my wife and children.
04:06Through this bitter experience with me,
04:09I was able to be with all of you today.
04:15Not to be forgotten, thank you.
04:18I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Wan,
04:21and all the members of the Abisina Tomsom Hospital family
04:25for giving me the best treatment.
04:28I would also like to express my gratitude to the entire family
04:32and football associations, both domestically and internationally.
04:37Members of the Ministry, Government and private agencies,
04:42media representatives, and especially all supporters of football
04:46who always pray for my well-being.
04:49Thank you for holding many prayer meetings for me,
04:54especially all over the country and mosques and surau,
04:59namely in my hometown.
05:01Thank you for praying for my safety.
05:05But I pray that Allah will give the best treatment for all of you.
05:11To be honest, I really miss football.
05:15It is good to train or play.
05:17It is not easy for me to be at home
05:20just watching Selangor FC and Malaysia play through television.
05:25My legs are aching and my heart is racing to play.
05:30But for now, I have to focus on the recovery process
05:36and rehab before I can return to play for the team like before.
05:42There are still several recovery processes that I have to go through
05:46before the doctor confirms that I can return to Padang.
05:51I haven't played for a long time.
05:53There must be a lot of things that I have to do
05:55such as strengthening my muscles and my movements.
06:00I will work hard and give my full commitment
06:04to get a chance to play again like before.
06:10I hope that the media and the public
06:14will not make any speculation
06:17over the incident that is still in this health.
06:21I also...
06:27I also ask for a little cooperation
06:30for all parties to continue to give a little space and privacy
06:35for now for me to focus on my recovery process
06:39for me and my family.
06:41To be honest, I'm sure I'm sad about what happened.
06:46But what happened has happened.
06:49We can't change the past,
06:52but we can still change the future.
06:55So I hope that all parties will continue to pray for me
06:59because of your prayers and support
07:02that make me strong and make me a Faizah Halim.
07:08Today, my hope is to play again
07:13and make this club and the country proud one day.
07:17And I also hope that the perpetrator
07:20will be arrested as soon as possible
07:22and brought to court.
07:24Congratulations to my teammates at Selangor FC
07:30and the national team.
07:32God willing, I will come back one day
07:35to meet all of you.
07:37Finally, I would like to thank all of you
07:42for your long-term support and prayers.
07:46God willing, we will meet again later.
07:49Thank you.
07:51Good evening, everyone.
07:52My name is Hicham Omar.
07:53Welcome to Selangor FC.
07:56We have been appointed by Selangor FC
07:59and Faizah Halim to help Faizah Halim
08:02especially in the investigation process
08:04of the police involved in the attack on Sipah Estate
08:08with her husband last month, May 5, 2004.
08:14We have seen the situation
08:16and the chronology of the incident
08:18including the weapon used, the acid.
08:24It is very clear that there is a serious crime.
08:29And if you believe that this is a suitable situation
08:32for an investigation,
08:34it is recommended that under Section 326 of the Penal Code
08:39or Section 327 of the Penal Code,
08:43you should not investigate this case.
08:50However, I believe that the police
08:54are more competent and knowledgeable
08:57to investigate this case.
09:05As far as we know,
09:07the statement was taken by Faizah Halim
09:10during her visit to the hospital.
09:12Apart from the statement made by the police
09:16at the time,
09:18neither Selangor FC nor Faizah Halim
09:21are aware of the progress of this case.
09:28However, in any case,
09:30we believe that the police have done their best
09:34and in the high level of professionalism
09:37in this case,
09:38I believe that the perpetrator of the crime
09:43can be acquitted.
09:46At the same time,
09:48we will help and invest
09:50in the law enforcement
09:52to be in contact with the police
09:55from time to time
09:56to continue the investigation.
09:59That's all.
10:01I have a question for Brother Faizal.
10:05Sir,
10:07the football fans want to hear
10:10from Mr. Faizal Ramsees.
10:14Can you tell us
10:16when will Mr. Faizal
10:19have the chance
10:22to meet Mr. Ramsees?
10:26Yes, I was born
10:29to be a football player.
10:32When I was in trouble like this,
10:36it was difficult for me and my family.
10:41What I hope for
10:44is that one day
10:46or in the future,
10:48I will be able to return to Padang.
10:51Because of the current situation,
10:54I don't know
10:55if I can return to football
10:58or not.
10:59What I hope for
11:02is that everyone can pray for me
11:05so that I can return
11:07to the football arena.
11:09I'm from Suriname.
11:11I have a question.
11:12What made you dare
11:15to speak out
11:17in front of the media?
11:20First of all,
11:22I'm grateful.
11:24My process is getting better every day.
11:27I'm in touch with Dato' Seri.
11:30Dato',
11:31today,
11:33I started training lightly
11:35at my home.
11:37Dato' doesn't seem to believe
11:41my spirit.
11:43Are you serious, Miki?
11:44You want to train?
11:46I want to go down to train.
11:49But with my condition,
11:51I was placed in a secret location.
11:55How long do I have to hide
11:57from the public?
12:00I told Dato'
12:02that I'm ready
12:04to show myself
12:06to everyone
12:08in my current condition
12:11so that I can be free
12:13and don't have to hide anymore.
12:16I want to live my life
12:18as usual,
12:19like other people,
12:21like other people,
12:22like other players.
12:24I hope
12:26I can return
12:28to the football arena
12:30as soon as possible.
12:32I pray for everyone.
12:35I hope
12:38in the near future,
12:40I will return
12:42to the football arena.
12:44Miki,
12:45first of all,
12:47you are serious.
12:48Second,
12:49you want to show your face,
12:51so that you can be free
12:53and don't have to hide anymore.
12:55There are two challenges here.
12:57Let me tell you how you feel.
12:59You have shown your face
13:01and released your pressure
13:03at the time.
13:07In the beginning,
13:09in the beginning,
13:11in the second week,
13:13I told Dato'
13:21I told Dato'
13:27I was willing to lose my salary,
13:29RM20,000,
13:31to stop playing football.
13:36As long as I'm safe,
13:38my family is safe.
13:40But what Dato' promised to me,
13:44to my family,
13:47Miki,
13:48I know you can continue.
13:50I promise you and your family
13:52will be safe.
13:55That's when I started to be motivated
13:58to continue my motivation
14:00to play football again.
14:07I told my wife,
14:11my family,
14:12my father,
14:13my brothers,
14:17I don't care.
14:19I'm willing to lose my salary, RM20,000.
14:22I want to go back to my hometown
14:24and live in peace.
14:26I can work even if it's only RM50 or RM100 a day.
14:29As long as my family is safe,
14:31I don't have to live in fear
14:36because what happened to me
14:39is something
14:41that is out of my reach and
14:44that I can't accept.
14:47My family is in fear.
14:50But what motivated me,
14:52many people prayed for me
14:54and motivated me
14:56to continue my career.
14:58God willing.
15:04I have a question.
15:06Maybe Faizal or the others
15:08haven't answered this question.
15:10When was the last time
15:12that the Malaysian police
15:14contacted you?
15:18The last time was
15:20when I was in the ICU.
15:28The first week.
15:30After that,
15:32there was no update?
15:34No update.
15:35What is your advice to the investigators?
15:38I hope that the police
15:41will do their best.
15:43I fully entrust
15:45everything to the police.
15:49Faizal,
15:52when you were in the ICU,
15:54can you describe
15:56the pain that you felt
15:58when you were in the ICU?
16:03Yes.
16:05I don't want to remember
16:07the incident
16:08and I don't want to get involved
16:10in the case
16:12that happened to me.
16:15When I first got hit,
16:17I felt hot and painful.
16:21Then, I endured the pain.
16:24A few people came to me
16:26and said that it was not dangerous.
16:29I was like,
16:30okay, this is not dangerous.
16:32I was like, okay,
16:33calm down.
16:34Then,
16:36when it happened,
16:39it was very dangerous
16:41and unusual.
16:44Okay.
16:45When I was in the ICU,
16:48YB Hanayo came to see me
16:51for my condition.
16:53He also asked me
16:55about the progress
16:57at that time.
16:59So far,
17:00as YB Hanayo said,
17:02the QBS will provide
17:04the necessary assistance.
17:06The Institute of State
17:08has approached us
17:10if we need assistance.
17:12God willing,
17:13we will cooperate with the Institute of State
17:15especially in terms of testing
17:17for Miki
17:19and the rest.
17:21So, if there is a problem with QBS,
17:23they will approach us.
17:26As far as we know,
17:28the problem is not yet solved.
17:30We are still waiting for the situation
17:32to be solved.
17:34Now,
17:36the problem is not solved yet.
17:40I think the police
17:42should be able to
17:44provide more information
17:46about the situation
17:48at the moment.
17:50As far as I know,
17:51it is related to safety.
17:53Are there any safety measures
17:55to be taken
17:57if Miki is in a place
17:59where there are many people?
18:01At this time,
18:03it is not a secret.
18:05If you go in,
18:07you can see that
18:09the armed guards are still there
18:11to provide security for Miki.
18:13But,
18:15when the time comes,
18:17it will be appropriate
18:19when Miki is comfortable.
18:21Whether it is a secret or not,
18:23we do not ask for
18:25anyone's information.
18:27Do you understand?
18:29Okay.
18:33Just one question to you, sir.
18:35During this duration of three weeks,
18:37you have been the backbone.
18:39You demonstrated a good performance.
18:41Could you tell us
18:43where did you get the strength
18:45to do that?
18:47My strength is in Pasar Halim.
18:49I am very close to him.
18:51He is also an employee
18:53of the club.
18:55I believe
18:57as an employer of the club,
18:59this is the right thing to do
19:01to ensure that
19:03Pasar Halim and his family
19:05are taken care of
19:07until everything is sorted out.
19:09It is all about responsibility.
19:11Thank you, sir.
19:13Miki,
19:15could you tell us
19:17about your current situation?
19:23After the incident,
19:25my life
19:27is quite different.
19:29I cannot
19:31eat on my own.
19:33I cannot go to the toilet on my own.
19:35Whatever I want to do,
19:37I need
19:39help.
19:41The help is from my family,
19:43especially my wife
19:45who has been
19:47taking care of me
19:49from the first day
19:51until today.
19:53My family
19:55is also there
19:57to watch over me
19:59and take care of me.
20:01My family's spirit
20:03is what I bring
20:05to keep me
20:07motivated.
20:09Do you have any
20:11last words
20:13to your family?
20:17I don't think
20:19it is appropriate for Miki
20:21to say that.
20:23Let the police investigate.
20:25We don't want to affect
20:27the investigation.
20:33Do you know how long
20:35Miki's contract is?
20:37If the contract is terminated,
20:39what will happen to the club?
20:41Is there any guarantee
20:43that Miki will be
20:45able to continue?
20:51Miki's contract
20:53is until the end of 2017.
20:55But we are a professionally
20:57run club.
20:59As I mentioned much earlier,
21:01the responsibility of the club
21:03employer is to take care of the employee.
21:05Miki is one of the employees.
21:07For me,
21:09no matter who is affected,
21:11the treatment
21:13must be the same.
21:15Second, in all contract performance,
21:17the employer's responsibility
21:19is to ensure
21:21and support Miki
21:23from a physical, mental
21:25and financial point of view
21:27for Miki to act again.
21:29When Miki can act,
21:31Allah knows best.
21:33But with Miki's spirit
21:35and confidence,
21:37I don't think
21:39Miki will come back.
21:41That's my observation.
22:07Yes,
22:09at the beginning,
22:11the doctor told me
22:13that I might
22:15rest, but I don't know
22:17whether I can come back or not
22:19for 3 to 6 months.
22:21When a player
22:23hears
22:25such an answer,
22:27it is quite
22:29difficult for me to accept.
22:31Throughout my career,
22:33I have never rested for more than a month.
22:35Especially
22:37in the past two years,
22:39I have
22:41not rested much.
22:43But when
22:45all of my
22:47calls and
22:49all of my tournaments
22:51such as clubs,
22:53football clubs,
22:55I have never
22:57taken a break.
23:01Even though I have a fever
23:03and I feel dizzy,
23:05I am still in Padang.
23:07If you want to know,
23:09you can ask the club.
23:11Last year,
23:13did I ever ask the MC
23:15to take a break because of a fever?
23:17Even though I have a fever,
23:19I still come to Padang.
23:21I hope
23:23that in a month
23:25or more,
23:27I will come back to Padang.
23:29That's my hope.
23:31Even though the doctor
23:33told me that
23:35I have to rest for at least three months.
23:37The longest is six months.
23:39But now, it has been a month
23:41and a few days.
23:43The progress is
23:45quite fast actually.
23:47I don't know why
23:49the disease
23:51spread so fast to me.
23:53I feel that
23:55because there are a lot of people
23:57and all of the Muslims
23:59in our country
24:01pray for me.
24:07I think those prayers
24:09give me the spirit
24:11and recovery.
24:15Of course,
24:17as a player
24:19who played in the first two matches
24:21in the World Cup,
24:23and gave the victory
24:25to the team,
24:27I feel sad.
24:29Even though we didn't deserve it.
24:31But my teammates did their best.
24:33We still have
24:35other tournaments.
24:37And to Coach Kim,
24:39one of the coaches
24:41who is close to me,
24:43who came to visit me
24:45and gave me the spirit.
24:49He wants me to come back.
24:51He doesn't want me to be down.
24:53He doesn't want me to stop playing.
24:55He hopes
24:57that he won't lose
24:59Faizal Halim.
25:01Those are the words of Coach Kim.
25:25In the future, maybe Mickey
25:27seems like a happy guy,
25:29always smiling.
25:31But we don't know what his real life is like.
25:33So,
25:35do you have any comments
25:37on that?
25:39Thank you.
25:51Yes,
25:53everyone knows
25:55my character.
25:57What kind of character is Faizal Halim?
25:59I've never been arrogant
26:01with everyone.
26:03Even though they are
26:05below me or above me.
26:07I treat everyone
26:09as best as I can.
26:11I always smile
26:13when I meet people.
26:15I always cheer.
26:17I cheer in the team.
26:19I make the team happy.
26:23Maybe I feel
26:25that after this, I need to change
26:27to be arrogant.
26:31That's the best for me.
26:33Because I'm too nice to everyone.
26:35I don't know
26:37if I have an enemy or not.
26:39Because I've never
26:41made a problem
26:43with people.
26:47I don't know. In the future,
26:49I need to change my character
26:51or maintain
26:53my character.
26:55But whatever it is,
26:57I want to be healthy and play football.
26:59That's all.
27:01I have a question for the doctor.
27:03Yes, physically,
27:05he's recovering. He's getting the help.
27:07I don't see the shine that he had
27:09before.
27:11It's not the Faizal that I've seen
27:13for the last few years.
27:15His answer just now
27:17looked very dejected.
27:19Do you see that this part,
27:21his mental health,
27:23needs help?
27:25Does he need treatment?
27:27Okay, thank you very much for the question.
27:29Of course,
27:31when it comes to Mickey,
27:33we don't just look at his physical condition.
27:35When it comes to Mickey,
27:37we only talk about his performance
27:39on the field.
27:41How much he's scoring
27:43and how much he's assisting.
27:45But when it comes to
27:47his physical condition,
27:49many people ask
27:51if Mickey can play football.
27:53That's why my priority
27:55is that we don't put
27:57a specific time frame
27:59for Mickey to come back.
28:01Because when it comes to football,
28:03it's not just the physical state,
28:05but also his emotions and psychology.
28:07When it comes to
28:09how we want to address
28:11this matter,
28:13we've taken a few steps.
28:15A few wearables
28:17that we'll get
28:19for Mickey are
28:21pre-stimulation games
28:23for concentration,
28:25stress management, and so on.
28:27That's what we'll apply.
28:29But we also need to look at
28:31his physical condition
28:33on the field
28:35to adjust accordingly.
28:37And also,
28:39from the Ministry of Health,
28:41we've had
28:43a few discussions with psychologists
28:45and psychiatrists
28:47to evaluate from time to time.
28:49Thank you.
28:53My question is to
28:55Mr. Mickey.
28:57Why were there
28:59two different
29:01chronologies for
29:03Mickey and Alphard?
29:05When the CCTV footage
29:07was released,
29:09the chronology was different.
29:11Can you explain that?
29:13I don't think it's up to us
29:15to explain it.
29:17I don't think it's up to us
29:19to explain it.
29:21It's up to the police.
29:23We don't know
29:25if it's true or not.
29:27But let the police
29:29try to
29:31speculate
29:33about all of this.
29:35Let the police conduct
29:37a full investigation
29:39and come up with a decision
29:41whether or not
29:43there will be
29:45an investigation.
29:55I have a question
29:57for Mr. Senan.
29:59Do you
30:01follow up
30:03with the police
30:05every week
30:07on Mickey's case?
30:09No, we're still waiting.
30:11Mickey is still
30:13waiting for the police to come.
30:17We're still waiting.
30:19After we wait,
30:21we'll do our best
30:23to contact the police
30:25and proceed
30:27with the investigation.
30:33For you,
30:35what are the steps
30:37to be taken
30:39because
30:41the precedent has been
30:43set with regards to
30:45a fan who was attacked
30:47at the FA Cup final last year.
30:49We have not received a single update
30:51from the police.
30:53We've got these three cases
30:55back to back.
30:57Akia is outdoing the worst.
30:59Of course, someone got his
31:01Honda City smashed up.
31:03What are the steps taken?
31:07Criminal Procedure Code
31:09provides for the
31:11complainant to be updated
31:13on the progress of the case.
31:21I'm sure we all know
31:23that the case has been going on
31:25for about a month.
31:27We are entitled
31:29to be updated after four weeks.
31:31We will be writing
31:33optionally to the police
31:35for an update on the case.
31:37The police has within
31:39two weeks to update us.
31:41Whether or not that will be
31:43informed to the public
31:45is yet to be seen.
31:47But of course, we'll do what's necessary.
31:53A question to Faizal.
31:55Faizal, yes, it's getting better now.
31:57The children are still small.
31:59Can they be supported?
32:01Can they be held?
32:03Can they...
32:05When they see you different now,
32:07they don't understand.
32:09How's the relationship
32:11with your child and wife?
32:13Yes, they are supportive,
32:15but as a father who can't
32:17support his child,
32:19can you do it now?
32:21Yes, my strength
32:23is my family.
32:25My family, my big family
32:27as well as my small family.
32:29Of course,
32:31my son.
32:33I'm the closest person to my son.
32:35Every time
32:37I go overseas
32:39or outstation,
32:41my son will
32:43get sick.
32:45Just like he misses his father.
32:47After I
32:49experienced this,
32:51for a month,
32:53I couldn't love
32:55and hug my son.
32:57It's not
32:59an easy thing for a father.
33:01I couldn't
33:03feel the love of a father
33:05for his own son.
33:11When
33:13I went home,
33:15I still
33:19couldn't
33:21hug and love
33:23my son.
33:25Until
33:27recently,
33:294-5 days ago,
33:31I could
33:33love
33:35and hug my son.
33:37But
33:39I haven't
33:41slept with my son yet.
33:45My son is my strength,
33:47my spirit.
33:51I hope
33:53whatever happens,
33:55I'll accept it with
33:57an open heart.
34:01I hope
34:03I can
34:05give him
34:07a gift
34:09for my son.
34:27Some rest.
34:29Sorry, just one question.
34:31Perhaps you can explain.
34:33His left arm,
34:35what's the status at the moment?
34:39The status in regards
34:41to Mickey's acid burn
34:43wound. Currently,
34:45after the final round of surgery that has been done,
34:47we can see
34:49what we can see is
34:51the effect of the skin from the burn.
34:53Of course,
34:55as you can see,
34:57Mickey's movement is a bit limited
34:59for the past 4 weeks.
35:01His movement is limited
35:03due to the surgery.
35:05We have to protect
35:07the graft and so on.
35:09As Mickey said,
35:11in the last 5 days,
35:13he got a full wound
35:15due to the surgery.
35:17What we can see is
35:19the effect of the skin from the burn.
35:21We have to change it.
35:23The awkwardness
35:25in terms of the movement
35:27is what we have
35:29expected.
35:31We have started the rehab.
35:33The physio and the
35:35FC,
35:37Mr. Ashraf, Mr. Afiq, and Mr. Jahangir
35:39have gone
35:41to Mickey's place
35:43to do home physio and so on.
35:45We have our own program.
35:47Now, we want to
35:49get a functional movement
35:51for Mickey.
35:53We want Mickey to go back
35:55to his daily activities
35:57without any restrictions.
35:59For the time being,
36:01we are focusing on the
36:03knee and hip.
36:05That's why we say
36:07this is not only
36:09a physical rehabilitation,
36:11but also an emotional
36:13and psychological rehabilitation.
36:15We are taking our time
36:17for Mickey's recovery.
36:19We know that Mickey's run
36:21to Padang and so on
36:23is what's driving him on.
36:25We are only assisting and helping
36:27to speed up the process.
36:29Okay. Last question.
36:31Thank you.
36:33Sorry, Mickey.
36:35How is your condition now?
36:37How is your overall condition?
36:39Can you do PTB?
36:41I'm okay.
36:43I can watch from afar.
36:45I can play football.
36:47I just want to read.
36:49But it's not a problem.
36:51I don't have any problem with my fitness.
36:53But to read,
36:55I need to eat fast.
36:59How many kilos did you lose?
37:01I lost 4 kilos.
37:03Now, I'm back
37:05to normal.
37:0750-51.
37:09I can't wait to
37:11continue my training.
37:13Alright.
37:15Let's pray for Mickey's recovery.
37:17Thank you.
37:19Assalamualaikum.

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