Immigration DG’s excuse for Indian tourist’s detention an 'afterthought' - lawyer

Immigration Director-General Khairul Dzaimee Daud's excuse for detaining an Indian tourist who was later found dead in lockup appears like an afterthought, opined a lawyer.

Legal practitioner Rajesh Nagarajan said that today after reports that the deceased, Zeawdeen Kadar Masdar, was detained due to his alleged abnormal travel patterns in and out of the country.

Rajesh said if the Immigration Department was aware of Zeawdeen's abnormal travel patterns, the authorities should have...