A DURBAN woman has laid an assault charge agaunst public protector Selby Baqwa, KwaZulu-Natal police have confirmed. Dolly Mkhulisi claims Baqwa assaulted her at the Durban City Lodge hotel on October 30, while he was attending the 13th international ombudsman conference, where he was elected vice president of the International Ombudsman Institution. No details concerning the alleged assault were available. Baqwa’s office strongly denied the allegation.