Lawyer claims photo of girl in chess tournament incident was doctored


KUALA LUMPUR: The photo of the girl who was forced to withdraw from a chess tournament because she was said to be wearing an improper dress is doctored, claims a lawyer.

Mohd Harris Abdullah, who is representing the National Scholastic Chess Championship director Sophian A.Yusuf, said he had evidence that the length of the girl's dress was above knee level, which is against the dress code of the school where the tournament was held.

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