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Malaysian police officer faces disciplinary probe over viral ‘smelly’ Chinese video
Malaysia’s police chief has opened a disciplinary inquiry into a police officer who posted viral videos showing Malaysian tourists mocking people in China as “smelly” after the clips triggered anger in both countries and prompted a public apology. Inspector General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail said...
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What happenedMalaysian police officer faces disciplinary probe over viral ‘smelly’ Chinese video.
The headline splitSouth China Morning Post frames it as "Malaysian police officer faces disciplinary probe over viral ‘smelly’ Chinese video". KTRK / ABC13 Houston frames it as "Cases tied to Houston police officer fired over racist video include murder, robbery and...".
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Malaysian police officer faces disciplinary probe over viral ‘smelly’ Chinese video
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Malaysia’s police chief has opened a disciplinary inquiry into a police officer who posted viral videos showing Malaysian tourists mocking people in China as “smelly” after the clips trigge...
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Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail said the individual remains on active duty while investigations are ongoing. Local media reports have linked the case to a video involving social m...
Cases tied to Houston police officer fired over racist video include murder, robbery and DWI
The Houston police officer who was fired after posting a racially charged and profanity-laced video on social media was involved in dozens of misdemeanor and felony cases, according to a re...
