Have you investigated Yusoff’s police report, lawyer asks cops

Have you investigated Yusoff’s police report, lawyer asks cops

Rafique Rashid Ali questions the police’s silence on a report lodged by his client naming people who had allegedly framed him.

Yusoff Rawther
Lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali had called for an update from the authorities as early as November last year.
KUALA LUMPUR:
The lawyer of former research assistant Yusoff Rawther has urged the police to provide updates on a report lodged by his client last year in which he claimed he had been framed.

Following Yusoff’s acquittal by the High Court today, Rafique Rashid Ali called on Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain to break his silence on the status of the investigation into the report, filed on Sept 12, 2024.

“Yusoff lodged the report last year on Sept 12. When he was brought to court, we told the police to investigate the report.

“I would like to question the IGP on the status of the investigation. Have the police called those listed in the report for questioning?” he told reporters today.

This is not the first time Rafique has raised the matter, having publicly called for an update from the authorities as early as November last year.

In the police report, Yusoff claimed he had been framed and provided a list of individuals allegedly involved in setting him up.

Yusoff, who had been held in remand for nine months, walked out of court a free man today after being acquitted of drug trafficking and the possession of two imitation pistols.

Justice Jamil Hussin ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case on both charges, citing a lack of credible evidence to prove all elements of the offences.

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