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SEPANG – A nine-member legal team, including lawyers who have handled several high-profile criminal and civil cases, is representing Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, who faces two charges of voluntarily causing hurt.
During proceedings at the Sepang Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, Mohd Shuhaily, 54, was represented by Datuk Rosal Azimin Ahmad, Datuk Yaacob Md Sam, Datuk Dr Baljit Singh Sidhu, Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal, Md Yunos Shariff, Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, Kitson Foong and Badruzzaman Ishak.
Rosal Azimin and Ahmad Zaidi were among the lawyers who represented Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in 2018, when he faced 45 charges involving criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering.
Kitson has extensive experience in criminal defence, including cases involving treason linked to the Al-Maunah group and drug trafficking. More recently, he was involved in a murder case involving the stabbing of a Form Four student at a school in Bandar Utama on Oct 14, 2025.
Akberdin has handled both Syariah and criminal cases. In December 2018, he was appointed as counsel for former prime minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in connection with the RM1.25 billion solar energy project for rural schools in Sarawak.
Baljit represented former attorney-general Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali in a lawsuit against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the government over the termination of Apandi's tenure as attorney-general. The case was settled amicably at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on April 13, 2022, without any admission of liability by the government.
Yaacob, meanwhile, is a retired Court of Appeal judge who previously served as chairman of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC).
Former Deputy Public Prosecutor Md Yunos and his law firm partner, Yaacob, were also listed as counsel for a married couple who faced 75 charges involving unlicensed deposit-taking, an unregistered investment scheme and money laundering in Ipoh in September 2025.
Muhammad Rafique is also known for handling high-profile criminal cases and civil litigation, including a suit filed by former research assistant Muhammed Yusoff Rawther. He also represents a delivery rider charged with animal cruelty over the death of a stray dog named Rocky.
On Wednesday, Mohd Shuhaily pleaded not guilty at the Sepang Magistrate's Court to two charges of voluntarily causing hurt to two police personnel at counter J in Terminal 1 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) between 1.17pm and 1.35pm on Sept 28.
The charges were brought under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of one year's imprisonment, a fine of RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutors Shahrizat Ismail, Ahmad Sazali Omar, Nor Azizah Aling and Nur Aqiilah Ahmad Rofaie.
