{
  "id": 6237068,
  "title": "Pendakwaan dapat lanjut tempoh serah notis rayuan kepada Yusoff Rawther",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/pendakwaan-dapat-lanjut-tempoh-serah-notis-rayuan-kepada-yusoff-6237068",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:09:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/08/pendakwaan-dapat-lanjut-tempoh-serah-notis-rayuan-kepada-yusoff-rawther"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A final extension has been granted to the prosecution seeking to locate former assistant investigator Yusoff Rawther and deliver their bail notice, according to the Appeal Court. The court ruled on November 4th for the prosecution to inform the court whether the notice has been successfully delivered. Judges Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz and K Muniandy also served on the panel hearing the appeal today. Deputy Public Prosecutor Asnawi Abu Hanipah informed the court that the police only forwarded a request to Interpol in Manchester on July 22nd to track Yusoff and send him the notice. \"We are waiting for a response from Interpol,\" he said, requesting a two-month extension to inform the court about the efforts to locate Yusoff and deliver the notice. Yusoff's lawyer, Rafique Rashid Ali, said his client did not contest the appeal being heard via video link. The lawyer previously told the court that he was unaware of Yusoff's exact location in the United Kingdom, though he has continued to communicate with his daughter through Zoom. Azman stated that the court cannot hear the appeal without Yusoff's presence unless the prosecution attempts to deliver the notice first, as required by law. The court also had to follow a prior legal precedent requiring the notice to be delivered directly to Yusoff, the respondent in the case. On June 15th, Azman, Muniandy and Radzi Abdul Hamid judge allowed the prosecution more time to locate Yusoff. Semakan with immigration records also found that Yusoff left Malaysia in June of the previous year. Rafique said his daughter is seeking asylum in the UK and will not return to Malaysia. On June 12th, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur had freed Yusoff from both charges without calling him to defend himself. Judge Jamil Hussin, who is now retired, ruled that the prosecution failed to prove that Yusoff had knowledge, possession, or control over the cannabis and replica pistol. Yusoff was charged with smuggling 305g of cannabis, allegedly found in his car outside a police station in Kuala Lumpur on September 6th, 2024. The cannabis was allegedly packaged in a black plastic bag. He was also charged with possessing two replica pistols outside the Kondominium Senada apartment complex in Jalan Bukit Kiara at 9:25 am on the same day. Yusoff's defense argued that the cannabis and replica pistols were deliberately planted to accuse him of possessing them.",
  "summary": "Polis hantar permintaan kepada Interpol di Manchester untuk kesan dan sampaikan notis rayuan pembebasan tuduhan edar dadah dan miliki senjata api tiruan.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pendakwaan dapat lanjut tempoh serah notis rayuan kepada Yusoff Rawther",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/pendakwaan-dapat-lanjut-tempoh-serah-notis-rayuan-kepada-yusoff",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:09:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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