The police has recommended that Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib, the son of Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud, be charged with assault.

According to Kuala Lumpur CID chief SAC Kamaruddin Mat Desa, the recommendation was submitted to the deputy public prosecutor yesterday.

"Our recommendation was based following a thorough investigation. We are awaiting the DPP's order for the next course of action," he was quoted in the New Straits Times as saying today.