SEPANG: Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain pleaded not guilty at the Magistrates’ Court here today to two charges of causing hurt to two police officers last month.
Mohd Shuhaily, 54, entered the plea after the charges were read out before Magistrate Khairatul Animah Jelani.
“I plead not guilty and claim trial,” he said while wearing a dark blue suit.
According to the charges, he allegedly voluntarily caused hurt to two police officers at a counter in Terminal 1 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) between 1.17 pm and 1.30 pm on Sept 28.
The charges were brought under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of one year’s imprisonment, a fine of RM2,000, or both upon conviction.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutors Shahrizat Ismail, Ahmad Sazali Omar, Nor Azizah Aling and Nur Aqiilah Ahmad Rofaie.
Mohd Shuhaily was represented by a team of lawyers comprising Datuk Rosal Azimin Ahmad, Datuk Yaacob Md Sam, Datuk Dr Baljit Singh Sidhu, Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal, Md Yunos Shariff, Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali and Kitson Foong.
On Sept 28, a video went viral showing a man resembling Mohd Shuhaily reprimanding an individual at KLIA.
On Oct 1, Mohd Shuhaily said he was prepared to accept any decision or action arising from the incident.
During a press conference, he also said he did not want KLIA to become like Selayang and stressed that the airport should be free from activities involving foreign nationals acting as illegal transport touts.
-AWANI
