Yusoff's lawyers give IGP 7 days to provide update on September report
PETALING JAYA : Former research assistant Yusoff Rawther has given the police seven days to provide an update on a report he lodged last year in which he claimed he had been framed, failing which he said they would face legal action.
In a letter addressed to Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain, Law Practice of Rafique, representing Yusoff, demanded updates on the report as well as the steps taken to investigate the matter.
'We await a response from you within seven days from today.
'Should there be no reply, or should the response fail to adequately address the issues raised herein, we reserve our client's right to pursue further legal action,' the letter said.
Yusoff, who was held in remand for nine months, was acquitted of drug trafficking and the possession of two fake pistols yesterday.
His defence was that the drugs and pistols were planted to frame him.
After his acquittal by the High Court, his lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali called on the police to provide updates on the report his client had filed in September 2024.
Rafique had publicly called for an update from the authorities as early as November last year.
In his report, Yusoff claimed that he had been framed and provided a list of individuals allegedly involved in setting him up.
In acquitting Yusoff, 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.
The judge also said that two investigating officers of the case failed to investigate Yusoff's claim, made to the recording officer during detention, that he was a victim of entrapment by a certain individual.
He said the police officers had ample time to verify his statement but did not do so, adding that this had prejudiced the accused.
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