Singer Yasin discharged after more than 3 years at Hospital Bahagia
The 51-year-old singer and composer will remain under medical monitoring and undergo monthly follow-up examinations.
Singer and composer Yasin Sulaiman was released from Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak, after being treated there for three years and four months, according to his brother Zain Sulaiman. The family learned of Yasin's permission to return home last week, following a process that took considerable time due to various procedures.
The 51-year-old is reported to be in good physical health and spirit. He will continue to be monitored medically and will need to undergo monthly follow-up examinations at the hospital. Yasin was acquitted of three drug-related charges by the Court of Appeal in April 2023, overturning a High Court's decision that had sentenced him to life imprisonment and 16 strokes of the cane.
However, the appellate court maintained the order for Yasin to be placed at Hospital Bahagia at the discretion of the sultan of Selangor. In 2023, a sessions court had ruled that Yasin was not mentally sound when he was arrested on March 24, 2022, despite being aware of his actions, and ordered his transfer to Hospital Bahagia for treatment.
Yasin had been charged with consuming cannabis, possessing 193.7 grams of the drug, and cultivating 17 cannabis plants at his residence in Kota Damansara.
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