KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- Malaysia Checkpoints and Border Agency (MCBA) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain arrived at the Sepang Magistrate's Court this morning to face two charges of assault linked to an altercation with two Special Branch officers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Security was tight across the court grounds, with an augmented contingent of police and Rela personnel restricting compound vehicle access strictly to authorised court staff and law enforcement officers, NST reported.

Dressed in a dark suit, the 54-year-old border agency chief appeared calm and composed upon his arrival. He made a stop at the court cafeteria for breakfast ahead of the proceedings, warmly extending an invitation to...