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CROSS-SPECTRUMBROAD COVERAGE
Border Agency chief Shuhaily to be tried for assaulting two police officers
Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, director-general of the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency, will face two assault charges against Special Branch policemen at Sepang magistrates’ court.
The Attorney-General, Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, announced that Shuhaily will be charged with two counts of voluntarily causing hurt under Section 323 of the Penal Code. The alleged victims are two rank-and-file Special Branch officers. The hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning at the Sepang magistrate’s court.
Why it matters
A senior border agency chief facing assault charges highlights accountability issues within Malaysia's law-enforcement hierarchy.
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