Prosecution turns to Interpol to locate Yusoff Rawther
PUTRAJAYA: The prosecution today told the Court of Appeal that it had in July enlisted Interpol’s assistance to locate and serve an appeal notice on former political research assistant Muhammed Yusoff Rawther.
Yusoff Rawther, a former research assistant, is the subject of a legal appeal in Malaysia. The Court of Appeal has granted the prosecution an additional two-month period to locate Rawther and personally serve him with a notice of appeal. The notice pertains to charges of drug trafficking and possession of imitation firearms, which Rawther was acquitted of on June 15 by the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
Rawther has since claimed asylum in the UK and does not intend to return to Malaysia. The prosecution had previously sought up to two months to track Rawther and serve him with the notice, which they have now received from Interpol in Manchester. Rawther's legal team, led by Rafique Rashid Ali, stated that their client did not object to the appeal being heard online and that the prosecution must first attempt to serve the notice, as required by law.
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