KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 -- A travel agency manager facing charges of attempted murder and causing injury at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has applied for a plea bargain at the Sepang Sessions Court.

Deputy public prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin informed the court that the accused, Hafizul Hawari, 39, had instructed his lawyers to submit the plea deal request on both charges, Berita Harian reported.

She said today was originally scheduled for the trial, but the prosecution was notified that the defence intended to enter a plea offer instead.

The prosecution asked the court to fix another date to determine the outcome of the plea deal application.

Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman then fixed July 17 to hear the status of th...