SEPANG: Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (MCBA) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain pleaded not guilty at the magistrate's court to two counts of voluntarily causing hurt to two Special Branch policemen last month.
Shuhaily, 54, was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Lance Corporals Muhammad Ekmal Sofwan Driman and Mohammad Faiz Muhamad Saman, 40, on Sept 28 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1.
The charges, under Section 323 of the Penal Code, carry a maximum jail term of one year, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
Shuhaily, who stood near the dock, told magistrate Khairatul Animah Jelani that he understood the charges and claimed trial.
He appeared calm during the proceedings.
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