Shuhaily Case: Two Police Officers Lodge Supplementary Reports

KUALA LUMPUR: Two police officers who were allegedly manhandled by Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) Director-General Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain lodged supplementary police reports on Saturday to provide new evidence to assist investigations.

Lawyers representing the two police officers, Kamal Hisham Jaafar and Muhammad Nor Tamrin, said the supplementary reports were submitted to the police to provide information considered important to the case.

“We are leaving the investigation entirely to the police and the Attorney General’s Chambers to assess and make a decision on this case in the interest of justice for all parties,” they said in a statement on Monday.

Meanwhile, the lawyers said they had also detected the circulation of several false statements by members of the public targeting their clients and the law firm involved.

“Among the allegations deemed false are claims that the legal fees of the two police officers are being financed by a criminal syndicate allegedly backing them,” they said.

According to the lawyers, they respect the right to freedom of speech as guaranteed under Article 10(1)(a) of the Federal Constitution, but stressed that the right is not absolute.

“Any such false statements may be investigated by the authorities under Section 505 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” they said.

The lawyers therefore warned that appropriate legal action would be taken against anyone making such false statements, including filing civil lawsuits in court.

On September 28, a video went viral showing a man resembling Mohd Shuhaily reprimanding an individual at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Following the incident, Mohd Shuhaily said on October 1 that he was prepared to accept any decision or action taken against him.

During a press conference, he said he did not want KLIA to become like Selayang and wanted the airport to remain free from activities involving foreign touts.

Sinar Harian