PETALING JAYA, May 14 — Singer Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, was today acquitted by the magistrates’ court of two drug charges.
As reported by Free Malaysia Today (FMT), the decision came after the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) accepted his second representation to drop the charges.
Magistrate Khairunnisak Hassni granted the acquittal following confirmation from the prosecution.
Last month, the AGC had rejected Wee’s initial representation to withdraw the charges under Section 9(1) of the Poisons Act 1952 and Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
In January, the 43-year-old pleaded not guilty to possessing 0.78g of sildenafil under the Poisons Act 1952 and an amended charge of possessing 1.57g of methamphetamine under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Prosecutors alleged the substances were found in his possession at a hotel near Jalan Conlay at about 4.30pm on October 22 last year.
Sildenafil is a controlled substance that may only be held with a valid prescription under the Poisons Act.
The case gained wider attention after Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh Yu-hsin, 31, was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Kuala Lumpur on the same day while reportedly working on a video project with Wee.