KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 5 -- Two Special Branch policemen have filed a civil lawsuit against Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (MCBA) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, suing him in his personal capacity for alleged assault, battery, false imprisonment, and defamation following an altercation at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Lance Corporals Muhammad Ekmal Sofwan Dirman and Mohamad Faiz Muhamad Saman initiated the tort action at the Sepang Sessions Court yesterday, naming the border agency chief as the sole defendant while excluding the federal government from the suit, NST reported.

Their counsel, Kamal Hisham Ja'afar and Muhammad Nor Tamrin, confirmed that the action pursues general, special, exem...