Three charged with arranging to smuggle Sri Lankan national via KLIA
The accused, G Santhiya Darshini, 27, and Janarthanan Appupillai, 46, both Malaysians, along with Vtheewaran Palani, 48, a Sri Lankan citizen, nodded to indicate they understood the charge after it was read to them in Tamil before judge Sabri Ismail.
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