Mohamed Hanipa Maidin, who has not concealed his frustration over the lack of progress in the e-hailing driver assault case, responded to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s comments with a discernible dose of sarcasm.

“Perhaps, in his (Anwar’s) view, the case is highly complicated. Ergo, it needs a thorough investigation. Maybe, it is more complicated than the 1MDB saga,” he said in a Facebook post.

Earlier, Anwar, when quizzed on the delay in Ong Ing Keong’s case, said...