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Retired Singaporean allowed to challenge 'unlawful' detention by immigration
The High Court sitting in Kuala Lumpur has allowed a senior Singaporean citizen to seek a court declaration that he was unlawfully detained for eight days by the Malaysian Immigration authorities in 2018.
Judge Noorin Badaruddin dismissed the application by the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) to strike out the 65-year-old Wong Chun Khuen’s legal challenge on Wednesday, which allowed the suit to be heard in the court...
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