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Malaysia border chief charged with assault after airport clash

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The director general of Malaysia's Border Control and Protection Agency, Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, has been charged with assaulting two junior police officers. The incident occurred at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on September 28, and Shuhaily's defense has characterized the charges as minor. He had previously linked the confrontation to an operation against airport touts. AI

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Malaysia border chief charged with assault after airport clash

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Iman Muttaqin Yusof ·

    Malaysia’s border chief charged with assaulting police in viral airport clash

    Malaysia’s border control chief pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two charges of assaulting junior police officers at the country’s main international airport last month, after a video of the confrontation went viral. Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, director general of the Malaysian Bo…

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