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Australian Scholar Faces Thai Court After Alleged Malaysian-Backed Cross-Border Arrest

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Australian Scholar Faces Thai Court After Alleged Malaysian-Backed Cross-Border Arrest
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Australian Scholar Faces Thai Court After Alleged Malaysian-Backed Cross-Border Arrest

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (centre R) waves from an open-top car owned and driven by East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta (seated), as Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (centre L) looks on, upon his arrival in Dili on Sept. 23, 2025. Valentino Dariell De Sousa/AFP via Getty Images

An independent journalist body based in Malaysia has condemned an alleged cross-border arrest of Australian scholar and writer Murray Hunter.

Hunter, 66, was allegedly detained by Thai authorities on Sept. 29 over a defamation charge he claims came from the Malaysian government following blog articles he had penned in 2024.

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