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Five weeks in jail - Retired engineer vows to keep fighting for justice

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Four years ago, Singaporean Wong Chun Khuen’s life turned upside down when he was detained by Malaysian Immigration Department officers in Johor.

The 65-year-old retired engineer was held for five weeks in total, slapped with an RM30,000 fine and barred from entering Malaysia.

However, Wong, who was held at the Pekan Nanas immigration depot in Johor, continues to fight for justice and vows to expose the alleged wrongdoings he had witnessed.

Last year, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur declared his detention, from March 14-26 in 2018, prior to his conviction illegal as he was not produced before a magistrate within 14 days of his arrest on Feb 28.

Wong is also seeking the court to...

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