{
  "id": 17777077,
  "title": "No discussions yet on Shuhaily’s successor at AKPS, says Saifuddin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/no-discussions-yet-on-shuhailys-successor-at-akps-says-saifuddin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T08:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/02/no-discussions-yet-on-shuhaily-s-successor-at-akps-says-saifuddin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stated on Friday that the government has not yet determined who will succeed Shuhaily Zain as director-general of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS). Zain, who was seconded to AKPS in July 2022, was returned to the police force following his arrest in September on two counts of assaulting two policemen at KLIA. According to Saifuddin, any decisions regarding civil servants facing investigations and criminal charges must adhere to established civil servant regulations. The matter is currently being handled by the public services department. Previously, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail mentioned that Shuhaily's two-year term as AKPS director-general could only be shortened with the king's consent. Meanwhile, MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal suggested appointing Zain to lead a special inter-agency task force investigating claims of a \"corporate mafia\" involving the misuse of enforcement powers to pressure businessmen into selling shares at below-market prices.",
  "summary": "The home minister says procedures must be followed for civil servants facing investigations and criminal charges.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}