NST COURT WATCH: Shuhaily charged, Teresa Kok wins suit, Jovian loses appeal & Papagomo acquitted [WATCH]

Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain has been charged with assaulting two Special Branch policemen, becoming the first high-ranking officer of the agency to face such charges. Shuhaily, 54, appeared in court and faces a maximum jail term of one year, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both if convicted under Section 323 of the Penal Code.

He was released after a family friend posted bail of RM1,500 with one surety for each charge and is set to return to court for case management on Nov 25. Former Temerloh police chief Superintendent Mohd Azhar Mohd Yusoff was sentenced to eight months in jail after being found guilty of accepting bribes totalling RM69,600 between 2019 and 2023.

The court rejected a plea for a fine instead of jail, arguing that the conviction itself could cost his client his job, pension, and other benefits accumulated throughout his 36-year service.

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