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One-time terror suspect from Australia refused entry in Singapore
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Zeky Mallah was stopped at the airport on June 6, 2018. He was sent back to Australia the next morning, on the next available flight.
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SINGAPORE - The first person in Australia to be charged under the country's terrorism laws has been denied entry into Singapore on account of his previous terror-related activities.
A Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesman told The Straits Times that Zeky Mallah, 34, had arrived on a flight from Sydney on Wednesday (June 6) and was stopped at the airport.


