Police detain foreign couple following disruptive behavior on China-bound AirAsia flight.

Police detain foreign couple following disruptive behavior on China-bound AirAsia flight.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — A foreign couple was arrested after being removed from a China-bound AirAsia flight at KLIA Terminal 2 due to disruptive behavior.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — A foreign couple was arrested after being removed from a China-bound AirAsia flight at KLIA Terminal 2 due to disruptive behavior.

KLIA deputy police chief Albany Hamzah told Utusan Malaysia that they were taken into custody by the KLIA police’s criminal investigation division after doctors at Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang declared them mentally sound.

They are being investigated under Section 294(a) of the Penal Code for public obscenity and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 for insulting behavior.

The incident began on Monday when KLIA police chief Azman Shari’at said the couple’s erratic behavior made other passengers uncomfortable. Security removed them, but they refused to cooperate and acted aggressively.

Suspecting mental instability, police sought help from the Health Ministry. The couple was sedated and sent to the hospital for observation. Tests confirmed they were not under the influence of drugs.

A foreign couple was arrested at KLIA Terminal 2 after causing a disturbance on a China-bound AirAsia flight. — Photo by Firdaus Latif

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