{
  "id": 8950310,
  "title": "Singer-composer retracts remarks on prison experience, apologises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/singer-composer-retracts-remarks-on-prison-experience-apologises-8950310",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T14:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/21/singer-composer-retracts-remarks-on-prison-experience-apologises"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singer-composer Yasin Sulaiman has retracted his remarks about prison life and apologized to the prisons department for any confusion caused by his statements. Yasin claimed that a hierarchy existed within the prison population, including groups called \"boss\" and \"taiko,\" and suggested drugs could be smuggled into jail with money and influence. The prisons department refuted his claims, stating that they have standard operating procedures for handling inmate misconduct and that their focus is on rehabilitation programs and addressing negative incidents. Yasin attributed his account to his experiences during his incarceration, including a period of bipolar mania that may have influenced his perception. He expressed regret for any confusion his statements may have caused and offered his apologies to the department and its officers.",
  "summary": "Yasin Sulaiman says his account of life in jail was never intended to tarnish the prison department’s reputation or undermine the duties of its officers and personnel.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Singer-composer retracts remarks on prison experience, apologises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/singer-composer-retracts-remarks-on-prison-experience-apologises",
        "published": "2026-09-21T14:58:00.000Z"
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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."
}